Pakistan Air Force
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) (Urdu: پاک فِضائیہ—Pāk Fizāʾiyah, Urdu: [pɑːk fɪzɑːɪjəɦ], reporting name: PAF),
is the aerial warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces, primarily tasked
with the aerial defence of Pakistan with a secondary role of providing air
support to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Navy. The PAF also has a tertiary
role of providing strategic air transport and logistics capability to Pakistan.
The PAF employs approximately ~65,000 full-time personnel (including
approximately 3,000 pilots) and currently operates 1032 aircraft.[2]
Its primary mandate and mission is "to provide, in
synergy with other inter-services, the most efficient, assured and cost effective
aerial Defence of Pakistan." Since its establishment in 1947, the PAF has
been involved in various combat operations, providing aerial support to
Inter–Services's operations and relief efforts.[3] Under the Article 243, the
Constitution of Pakistan appoints the President of Pakistan as the civilian
Commander-in-Chief. The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), by statute a four-star air
chief marshal, is appointed by the President with the consultation and
confirmation needed from the Prime Minister of Pakistan.[4] The Pakistan Air
Force is currently commanded by Air Chief Marshal Suhail Aman
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