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  • Nation pays tribute to PAF on Air Force Day today

    Nation pays tribute to PAF on Air Force Day File Photo Nation pays tribute to PAF on Air Force Day

    Pakistan Air Force day is being celebrated across the country today to pay homage to the martyrs of PAF in defending the country during the Indo-Pak War in 1965.

    A notable event of the war was that Pakistan Air Force flying ace Muhammad Mahmood Alam shot down five planes of Indian Air Force in less than a minute.

    Special ceremonies are being held at all bases of Pakistan Air Force to pay homage to the martyrs who laid their lives while protecting the country from enemy.

    The day started with special prayers and Quran Khawani for the martyrs of 1965 and 1971 wars and those who laid down their lives in action since creation of Pakistan.

    Floral wreaths would be laid on the graves of PAF Shuhada throughout the country.

    Yesterday, the nation observed Defence Day to pay homage to martyrs of 1965 and 1971 wars with India