ISLAMABAD – 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, the Radio Pakistan reported.
Ceremonies were held at the tombs of Rashid Minhas and MM Alam in Karachi. A smartly turned-out contingent of cadets presented guard of honour, at the tombs of Rashid Minhas and MM Alam during ceremonies held in Karachi.
Special prayers were offered for the martyred souls at all PAF bases and installations.
In 1965, with just two days in the war, PAF fighters had shot down 50 Indian aircraft.
