Iaf Pilot Return From Pakistan War

No reason for Pakistan and India to continue with hostilities: IAF pilot Abhinandan

Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan — who was captured by Pakistan after his MiG 21 Bison aircraft was shot down by a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jet and later returned to India — praised the Pakistan Army's chivalry and said he saw "no reason for us to continue with any kind of hostilities"...

com, Abhinandan noted that he saw no differences between the landscape and people of Pakistan and India when he was descending in...

IAF pilot Abhinandan moved to forward base

NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, who became the face of the tense military confrontation between India and Pakistan, has been shifted out of Srinagar and posted to a frontline air base in the western sector, Press Trust of India said on Saturday, quoting official sources...

It said the IAF was going to recommend Varthaman’s name for Vir Chakra, the coveted wartime gallantry medal, which is the third...

IAF pilot Abhinandan awarded India's third-highest gallantry medal

Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman — who was captured by Pakistan in 2019 after his MiG 21 Bison aircraft was shot down by a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jet and later returned to India — was awarded India's third-highest gallantry medal on Monday, local media reported...

According to The Indian Express, Abhinandan received the Vir Chakra — the third-highest wartime gallantry award after Param Vir Chakra and Maha Chakra —...

‘IAF came close to bombing Pakistani bases in Kargil war’

NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force pilots were minutes away from escalating the Kargil war with bombing missions on Pakistani bases but they abandoned the plans for which there is no known official explanation, NDTV said on Tuesday...

“In the early hours of June 13, 1999, at the height of the Kargil war, Indian Air Force fighter pilots were minutes away from launching a full-fledged air attack deep inside Pakistan...

Pilot, co-pilot survive as training aircraft crashes in Lahore

The pilot and trainee co-pilot of a training aircraft were wounded when the plane crashed in Lahore's Garden Town area after experiencing technical difficulties, DawnNewsTV reported on Tuesday...

Rescue 1122 teams transported the plane's pilot, Muhammad Faheem, and co-pilot Hasham to a nearby hospital, where doctors confirmed that the two men received minor injuries...

Pakistan, China and Naxalites are main threats, says IAF chief

NEW DELHI: China, Pakistan and Naxalites are a major source of worry for the Indian Air Force (IAF), Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, India’s Chief of Air Staff, said here on Tuesday...

World’s highest airfield at Daocheng Yading, highest railway line from Xiniang, Qinghai province to TAR capital, development of the Gwadar port and Economic corridor through PoK (Indian term for Azad Kashmir) and Pakistan, development of roads in TAR up...

Six IAF men killed as gunmen storm Indian air force base, Pakistan condemns attack

PATHANKOT: An operation to secure a militant-hit Indian air base near the Pakistan border ended on Saturday with six Indian security men and four suspected gunmen killed, police said, after an assault that threatens to undermine the two countries' fragile peace process...

At least four gunmen alleged to be from Jaish-i-Mohammed group dressed in army uniforms infiltrated the Pathankot air base in northern Punjab state at around 3:30...

IAF shoots down ‘suspicious object’

NEW DELHI: A Sukhoi-30MKI fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) shot down on Tuesday a balloon-like suspicious object in Rajasthan, sources said...

IAF officials said the object was flying in from the western sector (implying Pakistani side) and was shot down on Tuesday morning...

Pakistani apparel makers need to get creative: IAF chief

Han Bekke, president of the International Apparel Federation (IAF), thinks Pakistan’s apparel manufacturers must invest in product development, fashion education and creativity to build their own brands to boost exports and compete with other countries in global markets...

“Whether you want to remain a source of low-cost (textile) products (for the rest of the world) or add value (to your exports), the choice is yours,” Mr Bekke, who...

Two IAF commandos, two Kashmiris killed

Anti-India sentiment runs deep in Kashmir’s population and most people either support independence or merger of their territory with Pakistan...

IAF helicopter crash kills three Indian officers

The Cheetah helicopters, commissioned by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in the Seventies, are multi-role aircrafts which are used mostly during high-altitude missions...

The IAF, which relies heavily on Russian-made equipment, has been blighted by a poor safety record...

UN aviation agency advises Pakistan to suspend issuance of new pilot licences

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has advised Pakistan to undertake “immediate corrective actions” and suspend the issuance of any new pilot licences in the wake of a scandal over falsified licenses, according to an official and a document seen by Reuters...

The recommendations from ICAO, a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to ensure safety in international air transport, come days after a criminal...

Pakistan’s first chief pilot for Emirates dies

RAWALPINDI: Captain Fazle Ghani, the lead founder pilot of Emirates who was delegated by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to set it up, passed away after protracted illness...

PIA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Arshad Malik announced in a tweet: “Pride of Pakistan Aviation Captain Fazle Ghani passed away after prolonged illness...

‘Pakistan’s cold war has its roots in World War II’

Indeed, what else are we to make of his proposition that having moved to protect and preserve Pakistan [quoting Henry Kissinger] the United States has now launched a seemingly devilish scheme to undo Pakistan”...

Former ambassador Hilaly added that Mr Sadiq also spoke about how the Pakistan-India rivalry was not exclusive to the two countries but now included — China, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, the US and Russia...

War against terrorism is the war for Pakistan’s future: Air Chief

PESHAWAR: Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman on Monday visited Pakistan Air Force (PAF) camp Badaber and said that the war against terrorism is the war for Pakistan’s future...

“The enemies of Pakistan should remain cognisant of the fact that no one can shake our resolve,” said ACM Sohail Aman, while addressing a gathering of PAF airmen during his visit to the PAF base...