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November 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) In the Pakistan Air Force , Air Marshals are equivalent to general officers of the army. At present, the Air Force has 1 Air Chief Marshal (ACM), 9 Air Marshals (AM) and 40 Air Vice Marshals (AVM).
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The Royal Pakistan Air Force (RPAF) was established on 15 August 1947 with the independence of Pakistan from British India. The RPAF began with a paper share allotment of 2,332 personnel, a fleet of 24 Tempest II fighter-bombers, 16 Hawker Typhoon fighters, two H.P.57 Halifax bombers, two Auster aircraft, twelve North American Harvard trainers and ten de Havilland Tiger Moth biplanes.
1 July 1957 PAF Base Minhas: Saab 2000 Erieye [2] No. 4 Squadron Karakoram Eagles: AEW&C Southern Air Command 32 TA Wing 15 August 1959 PAF Base Masroor: ZDK-03 [3] [4] No. 53 Squadron Hawks: AEW&C Southern Air Command 41 Tactical Wing 1 July 2021 PAF Base Bholari: Saab 2000 Erieye
However, in March 2024, the incumbent chief was controversially given a one year extension in his tenure. [4] In November 2024, the term length was increased to five years. [ 5 ] The Chief of the Air Staff is based at the Air Headquarters , and the current chief is Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar.
The PAF Academy holds an All-Pakistan Declamation Competition, one of the biggest annual events. Some forty teams from major higher education institutes in Pakistan are invited to take part. The event takes place over four days during which a number of rounds are held. The PAF bears all the expenses of travel and accommodation of the teams. [38]
The squadron was established in June 1960 as No. 7 Light Bomber Squadron under the command of Squadron Leader Ali Quli Khan Yusufzai. It was based at PAF Base Mauripur, equipped with the Martin B-57 Canberra light bomber and assigned to airfield strike and deep interdiction roles.
Sales of PC and Mac games saw a brief rise of 8.7% in 2021, a drop of 1.4% in 2022, and a rebound of 2.1% in 2023. [57] Similarly, after a surge in 2020, console game spending plateaued in 2021 with growth at 0.7%, followed by a decline of 3.4% in 2022, before returning to growth at 5.9% in 2023.