Air Chief attends the inaugural ceremony of Dubai Air Show-2015

Lahore: Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force attended the inaugural ceremony of Dubai Air Show-2015.  A large number of delegations from different countries including Air Chiefs of a number of Air Forces were also present at the occasion. The Dubai Air Show was inaugurated by His Excellency Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of UAE. Super Mushshak aircraft of Pakistan Air Force has been put up for static as well as aerial display in the Air Show.

Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Federal Minister for Defence andRana Tanveer Hussain, Federal Minister for Defence Production were also present at the occasion. They also visited the Pakistan Pavilion, being set up Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Kamra.While talking to the media during his visit to Pakistan Pavilion the Air Chief said that Pakistan, in spite of meagre resources, is successfully fighting against the menace of terrorism. After the successful conduct of the anti terrorist operations, Pakistan is being viewed as a role model in the fight against terror.  These operations have also resulted in the betterment of law and order situation in the country. He further said that the participation of Pakistan Air Force in this Air Show is a matter of great pride for us and many countries in general and Islamic countries in particular have shown interest in the JF-17 Thunder aircraft.
The Air Chief also called on Air Vice Marshal, Ibrahim Nasser Mohammad Al Alawi, Commander UAE Air Force & Air Defence and discussed matters of professional interest. Later on he also visited various stalls at the show and met with high ranking officials of the air forces of various countries.