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How Pakistan and China are cosying up to Putin’s Russia and yet don’t mind arming Ukraine
Tara Kartha • 3 years agoDespite its apparent pro-Russia stand, Pakistan still plays by the Western rulebook. As for China, it continues to remain hydra-headed, simultaneously being with Russia and the West
Two Pakistan Air Force pilots killed as training aircraft crashes near Peshawar
• 3 years agoThe PAF has ordered a board of inquiry to ascertain the cause of the incident
How the MiG-21 tilted the 1971 war in India’s favour with its 13/1 success ratio
Satyajit Lall • 3 years agoIn the Bangladesh Liberation War against Pakistan, India’s MiG-21s achieved thirteen victories in air combat for just a single loss
1971 war: How IAF’s air superiority helped in the early fall of Dhaka
Air Marshal Anil Chopra • 3 years agoIn the Bangladesh liberation war, the Indian Air Force had added more than a significant value in driving the operational outcome
Pakistan cancels Afghan peace conference amid row over support to Taliban
• 4 years agoPakistan has rejected allegations made by Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani that it had provided 'close air support' to Taliban militants
Resident of Sindh province becomes first Hindu pilot to be inducted into Pakistan Air Force, says local news outlet
• 5 years agoIn a first for Pakistan, a Hindu has been selected as a pilot in the country's air force. The youth, Rahul Dev, has been recruited as a General Duty (GD) pilot officer
US reprimands Pakistan Air Force chief for misusing F-16 fighter jets post-Balakot airstrikes, claims report
• 5 years agoThe US reprimanded Pakistan Air Force chief in August for misusing F-16 fighter jets by undermining their shared security platforms and infrastructures, a media report said
Pakistan puts mannequin of IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman on display at Karachi war museum
• 5 years agoPakistan has displayed a mannequin of Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman inside a war museum
IAF claims to have 'irrefutable' evidence' that Pakistan's F-16 jet was shot down by MiG-21 Bison
Fp Staff • 6 years agoAddressing a press briefing in New Delhi, AVM Kapoor read out the IAF statement, which said that the two aircraft, MIG-21 Bison and F-16, went down during aerial combat.
Imran Khan cites US magazine report on F-16s to slam BJP, claims saffron party trying to win elections through 'war hysteria'
• 6 years agoWashington-based Foreign Policy magazine reported on Thursday that American personnel recently counted the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16s and found none of the planes missing.