ISLAMABAD: The Armed forces, including the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), have successfully eliminated terrorism from Pakistan, said Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman during his meetings with Azerbaijan government and military officials on Saturday.
The air chief, who is on an visit to Azerbaijan, laid a floral wreath at the grave of Azerbaijan national leader Heydar Alivev and his wife Zarifa Aliveva.
Later, he met Yaqub Eyyubov, Azerbaijan deputy prime minister, and Colonel General Kamaladdin Heydarov, minister of Emergency Situation of Republic of Azerbaijan. During the meetings, the air chief underlined the importance of expanding mutual cooperation and resolved to take it to further heights.
He talked about Pakistan’s support to Azerbaijan on the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh and reiterated that Pakistan would stand with Azerbaijan in the hour of need. He also thanked the Azerbaijan government for its support to Pakistan on the burning issue of Kashmir.
The air chief also called on Lieutenant General Ramiz Tahirov, Air Force commander of Azerbaijan in his office. Both the dignitaries discussed matters of professional and mutual interest.
The air chief pledged to meet the timelines of the contract for the provision of Super Mushshak aircrafts to Azerbaijan. Moreover, he also discussed the prospects of training Azerbaijan Air Force personnel at the PAF institutions.
Later in the day, the air chief visited Military Academy of Armed Forces of Azerbaijan to deliver a lecture on ‘Application of Airpower in Asymmetric Warfare’.
Addressing the audience, the air chief said, “Air power with its basic characteristics has emerged as the best option in asymmetric warfare and its unique attributes and capabilities provide a wide array of opportunities for application in this form of warfare.”
He said that although Pakistan had suffered the most in the war against terrorism, it had not diminished its resolve to fight for ensuring peace in the region.
Published in Daily Times, September 24th 2017.
