Wednesday, June 05, 2013

PAF ready to meet challenges: air chief

KARACHI: Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt has said that PAF is fully prepared to meet the challenges, faced by the nation. He was addressing to the PAF personnel during his visit Training Base of Southern Air Command to inspect training facilities, capabilities and functioning of training units. Air Chief said that the country has external and internal threats and PAF have to be ready and prepared to face all such threats boldly. It is only possible if they are mentally and physically fit. Every member of PAF team working anywhere at any time should play a responsible role. He visited work centres, technical labs and school/college of the base and lauded the training efforts and preparedness of PAF training units. He said that their predecessors have worked very hard to achieve the standard of training and preparedness and these standards have to be continuously evolved and improved. "We must have intellectually honest, self motivated and confident manpower and every member of PAF team working any where at any time should play a responsible role," he added. "As far as operational preparedness is concerned, we keep conducting inland and foreign exercises with friendly countries and all the countries have appreciated flying professionalism, discipline, conduct and preparedness of our personnel," he added. agencies

Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk

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