- Lauds all personnel for their services during Indian strikes
ISLAMABAD, March 4: Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, on Monday cautioned the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) officers that they should keep their “guard up” as the challenges facing the nation “are not over yet”.
The air chief made the remarks during a visit to the forward operating bases (FOB), where, according to a PAF spokesperson, he met combat and ground crew, air defence and engineering personnel, security troops and civilian staff.
“We bow our heads in complete humility and express our gratitude to the Almighty for giving us strength to come up to the expectations of our resilient nation,” the air chief said, referring to last week’s repulsion of an Indian attack and subsequent shooting down of two Indian aircraft.
“The entire nation is proud of PAF, which did exceptionally well in safeguarding the sovereignty of our country in the recent conflict with the enemy.”
“The challenges are not over yet, and we should keep our guards up and always be ready to respond to any aggression from the adversary,” he said.
Mujahid Anwar Khan lauded the high-level of motivation and sound professionalism displayed by the PAF personnel during the recent air operations against India.
“We bow our heads in complete humility and express our gratitude to Almighty Allah for giving us the strength to come up to the expectations of our resilient nation,” he said.
He further said that the entire nation is proud of PAF which did exceptionally well in safeguarding the sovereignty of the country in the recent conflict with the enemy. However, cautioning the personnel, he further said, “challenges are not over yet and we should keep our guards up and always be ready to respond to any aggression from the adversary.”-Sabah