January 2020 Edition Articles

In 2014, I was tasked by the then Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt to make a tribute documentary about retired Air Marshal Asghar Khan. I felt honored to have been given an opportunity to...

With some of the highest peaks above 8,000 meters in the world that pierce into the horizon, Pakistan offers thousands of meters of vertiginous verticals that mountaineers, trekkers and skiers dream about. At the confluence of the Karakorum and the...

Wing Commander Nisar Nabi has airlifted personnel and taken over sized-cargo to places only the C-130 Hercules can get into. But not even 6,000 flying hours and experience had prepared him for his next mission - a photo session 7,000...

The launch of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union in 1957 is often taken as the first milestone in the history of outer space activities. The initial space exploration was driven by a “Space Race” between the Soviet Union and...

India’s nuclear doctrine of 2003 contained several inconsistencies that have been further compounded by statements made by senior members of the Nuclear Command Authority (NCA), signaling a possible shift in India’s ‘No First Use’ (NFU) posture. These statements could be...

There are various structural problems that underpin the FATF as it stands today, and they are important enough to evoke wider public attention as well as the specific notice of key Pakistani stakeholders. Although the FATF is situated in the...

A much-needed new capability was ushered into service in late March 2019 at a PAF operational Base in south. The day and night maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) role also signaled the arrival lof a new helicopter – the Leonardo...

This is not patriotism talking; the Sherdils know that they are the world beating air force fighter pilots. How do they fly so close and perform manoeuvres with such precision? It is part training and the rest is enormous trust...

Pakistan Air Force Thunders are no strangers to Europe. Having made their debut at Farnborough Air show in July 2010, they had subsequently visited Paris Air show (2015), Izmir Air show in Turkey (2011) and Radom Air show in Poland...

SAFE GUARDING THE AERIAL FRONTIER FOR 50 GOLDEN YEARS Air force is the dominant strategic force that enables a country to respond quickly and influence the course of events in times of conflict.  Pakistan Air Force (PAF) boasts a fleet...