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  • Pakistani jets garner interest at Dubai air show

    DUBAI: Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) ,Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman said on Sunday that Pakistan has achieved remarkable successes in its war against terror despite limited resources and is being viewed as a role model in this regard...

    Speaking to media at the inauguration ceremony of Dubai Air Show in United Arab Emirates (UAE), the PAF chief said that the successful conduct of the anti terrorist operations have...

  • Scot-free Salman set to jet off to Dubai for award show

    Just days after being granted bail after his five-year sentencing, Khan has already bagged his first foreign assignment — an invitation to attend and perform at the inaugural edition of the Arab Indo Bollywood Awards (AIBA) in Dubai, reported Gulf News...

    The award show is scheduled to be held on May 29...

  • JF-17 finds buyer at Dubai show: report

    BEIJING: The JF-17 fighter, jointly developed by China and Pakistan, notched its first sale at the Dubai Air Show and may receive additional orders in the future, the China Daily said on Wednesday, citing a Chinese executive...

    Aviation Industry Corp of China (Avic) and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex closed the deal with an unidentified buyer at the air show, the newspaper said, citing an Avic statement...

  • Britain says UAE should show that Dubai's Sheikha Latifa is alive

    Britain said on Wednesday it wants to see proof that Sheikha Latifa, one of the ruler of Dubai’s daughters, is still alive after the BBC published a “deeply troubling” video in which she said she was being held against her will in a barricaded villa...

    The Dubai government’s media office referred questions about the video to Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum’s law firm, which did not immediately respond to a request...

  • Pakistan wins first jet order at Paris Air Show: spokesman

    ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has won the first order for its JF-17 Thunder jet fighters, an air force spokesman said Monday, a long-held goal for the nation which wants to boost its military exports...

    The latest models of the jets, which are locally produced in cooperation with Pakistan's close ally China, are lightweight multi-role aircraft capable of Mach 2...

  • Pakistan, Israel to take part in US air show

    The Aviationist magazine reported that six Pakistani AFF16C/D Block 52+ combat jets had already arrived in the United States to take part in the Green Flag and Red Flag exercises at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada...

    The US Air Force describes Red Flag as its “premier air-to-air combat training exercise,” in which participants simulate dogfights to improve their aviation skills...

  • Air Marshal Asghar Khan: my role model, father of Pakistan Air Force, and the protégé of Jinnah

    I have many reasons to write in memory of the venerated Air Marshal Asghar Khan — a protégé of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, he was my role model from the age of 19 when I joined the Royal Pakistan Air Force (RPAF) in 1952...

    I first heard about Asghar Khan, who was at the time a wing commander, from my instructor at the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Academy in Risalpur, who narrated to me the historic event of Jinnah’s visit to...

  • PAF JF-17s to participate in Paris Air Show

    ISLAMABAD: At least three Pakistan Air Force (PAF) JF-17 Thunder fighter aircrafts along with a contingent, comprising pilots and technicians, departed for Paris today, to participate in the upcoming Paris Air Show 2015...

    PAF spokesperson Air Commodore S M Ali said, "The 51st Air Show organised by French Aerospace Industries Association will start on 15 June, 2015 at the Le Bourget Parc des Expositions and would continue till 21...

  • PAF JF-17 Thunders depart to participate in Paris Air Show 2015

    KARACHI: A three-ship formation of JF-17 Thunders along with a Pakistan Air Force contingent comprising pilots and technicians departed from an Operational PAF Air Base on Sunday to participate in the forthcoming Paris Air Show 2015...

    A Pakistan Air Force Media Affairs official said in a statement that the 51st Air Show organised by French Aerospace Industries Association would start on June 15 at the Le Bourget Parc des Expositions...

  • Turkish, Saudi aerobatic teams to feature in PAF's Independence Day air show

    Aerobatic teams from Turkey and Saudi Arabia will be part of Pakistan Air Force's (PAF) largest-ever show being held tomorrow to mark Pakistan's 70th anniversary...

    “Solo Turk”, the famous Turkish aerobatic team of Turkish Air Force, and the internationally acclaimed “Saudi Hawks” of Royal Saudi Air Force will be featured in the mega event alongside PAF aircrafts...

  • India’s first LGBT radio show goes on air

    He is the host of “Gaydio”, the first radio show dedicated to lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) issues in India, where homosexuality is a taboo and gay sex can be punished with up to 10 years in jail...

    But on this show, I look at the softer side...

  • PAF wins trophy at Royal International Air Tattoo Show held in UK

    ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) C-130 Hercules transport aircraft has won the Concours D’ Elegance trophy at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) Show 2016 at Royal Air Force Base Fair Ford in the United Kingdom...

    More than 200 aircraft from 50 countries participated in the competition, with the Pakistani contingent stealing the show and winning the trophy...

  • Air show causes traffic jam in Islamabad

    A traffic police official said that the Prime Minister and the President, as well as other figures, were travelling to F-9 Park to watch the air show...

    ‘Another reason for the rush was the number of people coming to see the air show...

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