Pakistan Air Force

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The IAF needs a frugal 42-fighter squadron strength, if not more. (Representative image: PTI)

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party activists and supporters of former Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran stand amid teargas fired by police during a protest against the arrest of their leader, in Lahore on May 10, 2023. (Photo: AFP)

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11 May 2023 12:00 AM

Wing Commander Muhammad Nouman Ali, who downed an Indian Air Force jet piloted by Abhinandan Varthaman on February 27, would be conferred with Sitar-e-Jurat while Squadron Leader Hassan Mahmood Siddiqui would be awarded with Tamgha-e-Shujaat. (Photo: File)

Pakistan to give top military awards to two pilots for downing Indian jet

The investiture ceremony will be held on March 23 next year after Pakistan Day parade in the capital, Paistan Army said in a statement.

15 Aug 2019 10:59 AM

Massive Pakistan Air Force buildup near Ladakh sector

Intelligence agencies have spotted atleast three Pakistan Air Force transport aircraft C-130 bringing equipment to Skardu air base.

13 Aug 2019 2:38 AM

Ghafoor shared a video of Keelor on his Twitter account, claiming that the war veteran was talking about the "Indian failure" during the dogfight between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on 27 February this year. (Photo: File)

Pak's ISI PR chief gets trolled for posting doctored video of retired IAF officer

Netizens were quick to point out that the video was recorded in 2015, approximately four years before the Balakot strikes.

29 Jul 2019 3:07 PM

China and Pakistan had begun joint development and manufacture of the single-engine light JF-17 jets over a decade ago. (Representational Image)

China delivers first overhauled JF-17 fighter jet to Pakistan

JF17 is part of close defence cooperation between the two countries under which China has become a major supplier of arms to Pakistan.

22 May 2019 11:38 AM

Pakistan has been thrilled before by stories of scientific prodigies plucked from obscurity before. (Photo:AFP)

A popcorn seller in Pakistan builds a flying machine from watching TV clips

The engine is from a roadcutter, the wings are burlap, the wheels are borrowed from a rickshaw.

06 May 2019 3:17 PM

The Home Minister's remarks come amid heightened tension between New Delhi and Islamabad following February 14 Pulwama terrorist attack by Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist on a security convoy in which 44 CRPF personnel were killed. (Photo: ANI)

Utmost caution was taken to prevent civilian casualties: Rajnath on Balakot strike

Singh made it clear that India was ready to hold talks with Pak provided Islamabad 'commits' to take steps to stop terrorism.

09 Apr 2019 12:21 PM

The IAF had issued a similar statement on Friday asserting that it shot down an F-16 in Nowshera sector after leading American magazine 'Foreign Policy' reported that a US count of the F-16s with Pakistan has found that none of them are missing. (Representational Image)

India fails to provide any evidence of downing F-16, says Pak Army

Statement came after IAF released radar images as part of its 'irrefutable evidence' to assert that it shot down an F-16 jet.

09 Apr 2019 8:21 AM

Air Vice Marshal R.G.K. Kapoor, at a media briefing, showed radar images to assert that an F-16 of the Pakistan Air Force was shot down by the Indian Air Force. (Photo: ANI)

IAF shows radar image, evidence of shooting down Pak F-16

The IAF has more credible information and evidence that is clearly indicative of the fact that PAF has lost one F-16 on February 27.

08 Apr 2019 6:20 PM

Pakistan had categorically said that no F-16 fighter jets were used and denied that one of its planes had been downed by the IAF. (Representational Image)

US count of Pakistan's F-16s fighter jets found none of them missing: report

Finding by US on ground in Pak 'directly contradicts' India's claim that it shot down F-16 fighter jet during an aerial dogfight on Feb 27.

05 Apr 2019 9:42 AM

The helicopter that crashed near Budgam on February 27 killing six personnel on board, is missing and the Indian Air Force is searching for it. (Photo: ANI)

Black box of Mi-17 chopper that crashed in Srinagar, goes missing

The Mi-17 had taken off from Srinagar on February 27 around the time when the Pak Air Force aircraft launched an aerial attack on India.

30 Mar 2019 9:48 AM

The Pakistani fighter planes had taken off from different bases on February 27 and started gathering over Pakistan occupied Kashmir and their Northern Areas before they turned around to launch attacks on Indian military targets. (Representational image)

How Pakistan failed to do Balakot-type strike on India on February 27

The three locations where the bombs fell are in Poonch and adjoining sectors.

27 Mar 2019 12:50 PM

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, at a media briefing, also said that an Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison, piloted by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, shot down a Pakistan Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft and there were eyewitness accounts and electronic evidence for it. (Photo: File)

India's non-military strike on JeM camp achieved its objective: MEA

Only one aircraft was lost by India during Pakistan's unsuccessful attempt at targeting Indian military installations, he said.

09 Mar 2019 12:35 PM

India claims to shoot down F-16, Pak says no

He said that Pakistan had not used F-16 in the entire operation and no Pakistani fighter jet had been hit.

28 Feb 2019 2:27 AM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

War will be beyond my, Modi control, says Imran Khan

Major General Asif Ghafoor, denied reports that an F-16 had been shot down by India.

28 Feb 2019 2:26 AM

(From right to left) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Chinese Foriegn Minister Wang Yi and Russian Foriegn Minister Sergey Lavrov after RIC meet in Wuzhen on Wednesday. (Photo: ANI)

India, Pak must avoid any further escalation

On the Pakistani side, Prime Minister Imran Khan too has spoken of his desire to take recourse to dialogue.

28 Feb 2019 2:23 AM

'We are ascertaining the facts,' Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Ravish Kumar said in a media meet. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Rebuffed Pakistan air aggression but lost MiG, 1 pilot: India

Foreign ministry said pilot was missing in action; Pak claims they have him.

27 Feb 2019 3:30 PM

He said war is also a failure of policy. (Photo:ANI)

We have shown we can retaliate but we want peace: Pakistan

Major General Asif Ghafoor that it decided that the PAF will not hit military targets.

27 Feb 2019 2:52 PM

Pakistan stops International flights from various cities amid Indo-Pak tension

Domestic flights too are on the hault as tensions escalate in the country.

27 Feb 2019 1:32 PM

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