Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, visited Air War College on Friday.
During his visit, he addressed the faculty members and participants of No 26 Air War Course about his Vision of the PAF.
The Air Chief said that the vision of the PAF had actually been spelled out 65 years ago by none other than Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Quaid had stated that a country without strong Air Force would be at the mercy of any aggressor.
Since then, the PAF leadership had actually been following this direction, he added. Starting from post independence era, till date, intense efforts have been underway to make PAF a potent and modern fighting force, he said.
He further stated that professionally skilled, morally strong and self-esteemed manpower was his priority. He also said that his preference was to establish such a force which was competent to face present and future challenges with full capacity to absorb future technologies. With available resources, the PAF would be a force, comprising of empowered and motivated human resource, that was prepared to handle the entire spectrum of modern day warfare.
He stated that he would approach the Pakistani government for additional resources to enhance PAF capabilities. In these testing times, where the nation was facing additional challenge of internal security, he said, PAF would leave no stone unturned for preserving its assets.
Moreover, he said the PAF Air War College was the premier institution of Pakistan Air Force where senior officers of the Pakistan Air Force, sister services and friendly countries are prepared for assumption of key Command and Staff appointments especially in the employment of Air Power.
