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{{For|the Islamic militant leader|Hakimullah Mehsud}}
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[[Air Chief Marshal]] '''Hakimullah Khan Durrani''' ([[Urdu]]:حکیم اللہ خان درانی; b. 15 October 1935{{rp|459}}<ref name="West of England Press, 1988">{{cite book|title=The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal|date=1988|publisher=West of England Press|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X5ErAAAAYAAJ&q=hakimullah|accessdate=9 January 2018|language=en}}</ref>) {{small|[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz|NI(m)]], [[Sitara-e-Jurat|SJ]], [[Sitara-e-Basalat|SBt]], [[Tamgha-e-Basalat|TBt]]}}, best known as '''Hakimullah''', is a retired [[Four-star rank|four-star]] [[air officer]] who tenured as the 5th [[Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Air Staff]] of [[Pakistan Air Force]], appointed in this post from 9 March 1988 until retiring on 8 March 1991.<ref name="StoryPAF">The Story of the Pakistan Air Force 1988-1998: A Battle Against Odds (Oxford University Press, 2000)</ref>
[[Air Chief Marshal]] '''Hakimullah Khan Durrani''' {{small|{{small|[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz|NI(M)]] [[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|HI(M)]] [[Sitara-e-Jurat|SJ]] [[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|SI(M)]] [[Sitara-e-Basalat|SBt]] [[Tamgha-e-Basalat|TBt]]}}}} ([[Urdu]]:حکیم اللہ خان درانی; b. 15 October 1935{{rp|459}}<ref name="West of England Press, 1988">{{cite book|title=The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal|date=1988|publisher=West of England Press|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X5ErAAAAYAAJ&q=hakimullah|accessdate=9 January 2018|language=en}}</ref>) best known as '''Hakimullah''', is a retired [[Four-star rank|four-star]] [[air officer]] who tenured as the 5th [[Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Air Staff]] of [[Pakistan Air Force]], appointed in this post from 9 March 1988 until retiring on 8 March 1991.<ref name="StoryPAF">The Story of the Pakistan Air Force 1988-1998: A Battle Against Odds (Oxford University Press, 2000)</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==


Hakimullah was born in [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–2010)|NWFP]] in [[British India|India]] on 15 October 1935 into a [[Pashtun tribes|Pashtun family]].{{rp|459}}<ref name="West of England Press, 1988"/>{{rp|44–46}}<ref name="Defence Journal, 2005">{{cite journal|last1=Sehgal|first1=Ikram ul-Majeed|authorlink1=Ikram Sehgal|title=The military is a much sought after career for the NWFP Pushpins|journal=Defence Journal|date=2005|volume=8|issue=8–10|pages=150|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RanfAAAAMAAJ&q=Hakimullah|accessdate=10 January 2018|publisher=Ikram ul-Majeed Sehgal|location=Islamabad|language=en|format=google books}}</ref>
Hakimullah was born in [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–2010)|NWFP]] on 15 October 1935 into a [[Pashtun tribes|Pashtun family]].{{rp|459}}<ref name="West of England Press, 1988"/>{{rp|44–46}}<ref name="Defence Journal, 2005">{{cite journal|last1=Sehgal|first1=Ikram ul-Majeed|authorlink1=Ikram Sehgal|title=The military is a much sought after career for the NWFP Pushpins|journal=Defence Journal|date=2005|volume=8|issue=8–10|pages=150|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RanfAAAAMAAJ&q=Hakimullah|accessdate=10 January 2018|publisher=Ikram ul-Majeed Sehgal|location=Islamabad|language=en|format=google books}}</ref>


After matriculating from the [[Edwardes College]] in [[Peshawar]], he joined in the [[Pakistan Air Force]] in 1956, [[Passing out (military)|passing out]] in 1957 where he gained [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] as a [[Pilot officer|Pilot Officer]].{{rp|546}}<ref name="Jane's Defence Weekly">{{cite book|title=Jane's Defence Weekly|date=1988|publisher=Jane's Publishing Company|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pLRDAQAAIAAJ&q=1957|accessdate=10 January 2018|language=en}}</ref> Further training took place in the [[United States]] where [[Flying officer|Flying Officer]] qualified to fly the [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter|F-104 Starfighter]] and participated in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|second war]] with [[India]] in 1965.{{rp|44}}<ref name="Shaheen: Journal of the Pakistan Air Force, 1984">{{cite journal|last1=etl.all|first1=staff writers|title=United States Air Force-Pakistan Air Force relations|journal=Shaheen: Journal of the Pakistan Air Force|date=1984|volume=31|issue=1–2|pages=126|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=daC4AAAAIAAJ&q=Hakimullah+|accessdate=10 January 2018|publisher=Air Headquarters.|language=en}}</ref> [[Flight lieutenant|Flight-Lieutenant]] Hakimullah, with speed of [[Mach speed|Mach 1.1]], notably intercepted the [[Indian Air Force]]'s [[Folland Gnat]] flown by then-[[Flight lieutenant]] Brijpal Singh Sikand, who was forced to land near at the airstrip in [[Pasrur]], [[Pakistan]].{{rp|83}}<ref name="Manohar, 2005">{{cite book|last1=Mohan|first1=P. V. S. Jagan|last2=Chopra|first2=Samir|title=The India-Pakistan Air War of 1965|date=2005|publisher=Manohar|location=New Delhi, India|isbn=9788173046414|pages=378|edition=1st|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FAhuAAAAMAAJ&q=HAKIMULLAH+|accessdate=10 January 2018|language=en}}</ref> This claim, however, has been contested by India.{{rp|229}}<ref name="Manohar, 2005"/>{{rp|contents}}<ref name="Vij Books India Pvt Ltd, 2017">{{cite book|last1=Singh|first1=Mandeep|title=Baptism Under Fire: Anti Aircraft Artillery in India Pakistan War 1965|date=2017|publisher=Vij Books India Pvt Ltd|isbn=9789386457134|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=atLHDgAAQBAJ&q=HAKIMULLAH+1965+war&pg=PT53|accessdate=10 January 2018|language=es}}</ref> In 1971, [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing-Commander]] Hakimullah flew [[Dassault Mirage III in Pakistani Air Force service|Mirage-IIIA]] in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971#Indian attacks on Pakistan|western front]] of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|third war]] with India, seeing [[Dogfight|aerial actions]] against the [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21|MiG-21]].{{rp|contents}}<ref name="Lancer Publishers LLC">{{cite book|last1=Lal|first1=P. C.|title=My Years with the IAF|publisher=Lancer Publishers LLC|isbn=9781935501756|edition=1st|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eBszCSguEscC&q=HAKIMULLAH+khan+durrani&pg=PT376|accessdate=10 January 2018|language=en}}</ref>
After matriculating from the [[Edwardes College]] in [[Peshawar]], he joined in the [[Pakistan Air Force]] in 1956, [[Passing out (military)|passing out]] in 1957 where he gained [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] as a [[Pilot officer|Pilot Officer]].{{rp|546}}<ref name="Jane's Defence Weekly">{{cite book|title=Jane's Defence Weekly|date=1988|publisher=Jane's Publishing Company|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pLRDAQAAIAAJ&q=1957|accessdate=10 January 2018|language=en}}</ref> Further training took place in the [[United States]] where [[Flying officer|Flying Officer]] qualified to fly the [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter|F-104 Starfighter]] and participated in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|second war]] with [[India]] in 1965.{{rp|44}}<ref name="Shaheen: Journal of the Pakistan Air Force, 1984">{{cite journal|last1=etl.all|first1=staff writers|title=United States Air Force-Pakistan Air Force relations|journal=Shaheen: Journal of the Pakistan Air Force|date=1984|volume=31|issue=1–2|pages=126|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=daC4AAAAIAAJ&q=Hakimullah+|accessdate=10 January 2018|publisher=Air Headquarters.|language=en}}</ref> [[Flight lieutenant|Flight-Lieutenant]] Hakimullah, with speed of [[Mach speed|Mach 1.1]], notably intercepted the [[Indian Air Force]]'s [[Folland Gnat]] flown by then-[[Flight lieutenant]] Brijpal Singh Sikand, who was forced to land near at the airstrip in [[Pasrur]], [[Pakistan]].{{rp|83}}<ref name="Manohar, 2005">{{cite book|last1=Mohan|first1=P. V. S. Jagan|last2=Chopra|first2=Samir|title=The India-Pakistan Air War of 1965|date=2005|publisher=Manohar|location=New Delhi, India|isbn=9788173046414|pages=378|edition=1st|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FAhuAAAAMAAJ&q=HAKIMULLAH+|accessdate=10 January 2018|language=en}}</ref> This claim, however, has been contested by India.{{rp|229}}<ref name="Manohar, 2005"/>{{rp|contents}}<ref name="Vij Books India Pvt Ltd, 2017">{{cite book|last1=Singh|first1=Mandeep|title=Baptism Under Fire: Anti Aircraft Artillery in India Pakistan War 1965|date=2017|publisher=Vij Books India Pvt Ltd|isbn=9789386457134|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=atLHDgAAQBAJ&q=HAKIMULLAH+1965+war&pg=PT53|accessdate=10 January 2018|language=es}}</ref> In 1971, [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing-Commander]] Hakimullah flew [[Dassault Mirage III in Pakistani Air Force service|Mirage-IIIA]] in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971#Indian attacks on Pakistan|western front]] of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|third war]] with India, seeing [[Dogfight|aerial actions]] against the [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21|MiG-21]].{{rp|contents}}<ref name="Lancer Publishers LLC">{{cite book|last1=Lal|first1=P. C.|title=My Years with the IAF|publisher=Lancer Publishers LLC|isbn=9781935501756|edition=1st|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eBszCSguEscC&q=HAKIMULLAH+khan+durrani&pg=PT376|accessdate=10 January 2018|language=en}}</ref>
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In 1991, [[Air Chief Marshal|ACM]] Hakimullah eventually completed his tenure and retired to settle in Islamabad.<ref name="StoryPAF"/>
In 1991, [[Air Chief Marshal|ACM]] Hakimullah eventually completed his tenure and retired to settle in Islamabad.<ref name="StoryPAF"/>


==See also==
== Awards & Decorations ==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
| colspan="4" |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|ribbon=PAF GDP Red.png|width=250}}
|-
| colspan="4" |[[File:Sword_of_Honor.png|150x150px]]
|-
| colspan="4" |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Nishan-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}}&ensp;{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}}&ensp;{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Jurat.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Basalat.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Basalat.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Diffa.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War Ribbon.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=10 years Service Medal (Pakistan Armed Forces).png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=20 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=30 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Republic Medal 1956 (Pakistan).png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Hijri Tamgha.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Jamhuriat Tamgha 1988.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha Pakistan.svg|width=130}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
| colspan="4" |[[Pakistan Air Force|'''PAF''']] '''GD(P)''' Badge '''RED''' (More than '''3000''' Flying Hours)
|-
| colspan="4" |'''[[Combat Commanders' School]] Sargodha Instructor's Sword'''
|-
|'''[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz]]'''
'''[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''
 
(''Order of Excellence'')
| colspan="2" |[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|'''Hilal-e-Imtiaz''']]
'''[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''
 
(''Crescent of Excellence'')
|'''[[Sitara-e-Jurat]]'''
''(Star of Courage)''
 
'''[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971 War]]'''
|-
|'''[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|Sitara-e-Imtiaz]]'''
'''[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''
 
''(Star of Excellence)''
|'''[[Sitara-e-Basalat]]'''
''(Star of Good Conduct)''
 
'''[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965 War]]'''
|'''[[Tamgha-e-Basalat]]'''
(''Medal of Good Conduct'')
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign%20/%20war%20medals|Tamgha-e-Diffa]]'''
''(General Service Medal)''
 
'''1. [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965 War]] Clasp'''
 
'''2. [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971 War]] Clasp'''
|-
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War]]'''
(''War Star 1965)''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War]]'''
''(War Star 1971)''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War]]'''
''(War Medal 1965)''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War]]'''
''(War Medal 1971)''
|-
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|10 Years Service Medal]]'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|20 Years Service Medal]]'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|30 Years Service Medal]]'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-]]'''
'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam]]'''
 
''(100th Birth Anniversary of''
 
''[[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]])''
 
'''1976'''
|-
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Tamgha-e-Jamhuria]]'''
(''Republic Commemoration Medal)''
 
'''1956'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Hijri Tamgha]]'''
(''Hijri Medal)''
 
'''1979'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Jamhuriat Tamgha]]'''
''(Democracy Medal)''
 
'''1988'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha]]'''
''(Resolution Day''
 
''Golden Jubilee Medal)''
 
'''1990'''
|}
 
== See also ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090225095224/http://paffalcons.com/cas/index.php PAF s' Chief of Air Staffs]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090225095224/http://paffalcons.com/cas/index.php PAF s' Chief of Air Staffs]
* [[Muhammad Nasir Dar]]
* [[Muhammad Nasir Dar]]

Revision as of 19:41, 15 October 2022

For the Islamic militant leader, see Hakimullah Mehsud.

Air Chief Marshal
Hakimullah
حکیم اللہ خان

Sitara-e-Jurat
NI(M) HI(M) SJ SI(M) SBt TBt
File:Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah.jpg
Chief of Air Staff
In office
9 March 1988 – 9 March 1991
Preceded byACM Jamal Khan
Succeeded byACM Feroze Khan
Personal details
Born
Hakimullah Khan Durrani

(1935-10-15) 15 October 1935 (age 91)
British India
(Presently now, India and Pakistan)
Citizenship Pakistan
Nickname(s)Hakim
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Air Force
Years of service1956–1991
RankAir Chief Marshal
UnitNo. 14 Squadron Tail Choppers
(S/No. PAK/3756)
CommandsDCAS (Administration)
Proj-Dir. Project Falcon
DCAS (Air Operations)
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani war of 1965
Indo-Pakistani war of 1971
Awards 

Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military)
  Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
  Sitara-e-Jurat
  Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
  Sitara-e-Basalat
  Tamgha-e-Basalat
 

CCS Instructor’s Sword

Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah Khan Durrani NI(M) HI(M) SJ SI(M) SBt TBt (Urdu:حکیم اللہ خان درانی; b. 15 October 1935:459[1]) best known as Hakimullah, is a retired four-star air officer who tenured as the 5th Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force, appointed in this post from 9 March 1988 until retiring on 8 March 1991.[2]

Biography

Hakimullah was born in NWFP on 15 October 1935 into a Pashtun family.:459[1]:44–46[3]

After matriculating from the Edwardes College in Peshawar, he joined in the Pakistan Air Force in 1956, passing out in 1957 where he gained commissioned as a Pilot Officer.:546[4] Further training took place in the United States where Flying Officer qualified to fly the F-104 Starfighter and participated in the second war with India in 1965.:44[5] Flight-Lieutenant Hakimullah, with speed of Mach 1.1, notably intercepted the Indian Air Force's Folland Gnat flown by then-Flight lieutenant Brijpal Singh Sikand, who was forced to land near at the airstrip in Pasrur, Pakistan.:83[6] This claim, however, has been contested by India.:229[6]:contents[7] In 1971, Wing-Commander Hakimullah flew Mirage-IIIA in the western front of the third war with India, seeing aerial actions against the MiG-21.:contents[8]

On 5 May 1976, Wing Commander Hakimullah was appointed the first commanding officer of the newly established Combat Commanders' School at PAF Base Sargodha.

In 1981, Air-Cdre. Hakim was appointed as Project-Director of Project Falcon, overseeing the acquisition of F-16s in the air force.:39[9] In 1986–87, AVM Hakim served in the Air AHQ as its Chief of Staff under Chief of Air Staff.:339[10] In 1988, Air-Mshl. Hakimullah was elevated as the DCAS (Administration) but was later elevated to the four-star rank promotion.[2] At promotion, Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah superseded at least one senior air officer, Air Marshal Shabbir Hussain Syed, the then-Vice Chief of Air Staff (VCAS).[2]

In 1991, ACM Hakimullah eventually completed his tenure and retired to settle in Islamabad.[2]

Awards & Decorations

  
File:Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War.png
File:30 years Service Medal.png
PAF GD(P) Badge RED (More than 3000 Flying Hours)
Combat Commanders' School Sargodha Instructor's Sword
Nishan-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Order of Excellence)

Hilal-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Crescent of Excellence)

Sitara-e-Jurat

(Star of Courage)

1971 War

Sitara-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Star of Excellence)

Sitara-e-Basalat

(Star of Good Conduct)

1965 War

Tamgha-e-Basalat

(Medal of Good Conduct)

Tamgha-e-Diffa

(General Service Medal)

1. 1965 War Clasp

2. 1971 War Clasp

Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War

(War Star 1965)

Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War

(War Star 1971)

Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War

(War Medal 1965)

Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War

(War Medal 1971)

10 Years Service Medal 20 Years Service Medal 30 Years Service Medal Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-

Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam

(100th Birth Anniversary of

Muhammad Ali Jinnah)

1976

Tamgha-e-Jamhuria

(Republic Commemoration Medal)

1956

Hijri Tamgha

(Hijri Medal)

1979

Jamhuriat Tamgha

(Democracy Medal)

1988

Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha

(Resolution Day

Golden Jubilee Medal)

1990

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal. West of England Press. 1988. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Story of the Pakistan Air Force 1988-1998: A Battle Against Odds (Oxford University Press, 2000)
  3. ↑ Sehgal, Ikram ul-Majeed (2005). "The military is a much sought after career for the NWFP Pushpins" (google books). Defence Journal. 8 (8–10). Islamabad: Ikram ul-Majeed Sehgal: 150. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Jane's Defence Weekly. Jane's Publishing Company. 1988. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. ↑ etl.all, staff writers (1984). "United States Air Force-Pakistan Air Force relations". Shaheen: Journal of the Pakistan Air Force. 31 (1–2). Air Headquarters.: 126. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mohan, P. V. S. Jagan; Chopra, Samir (2005). The India-Pakistan Air War of 1965 (1st ed.). New Delhi, India: Manohar. p. 378. ISBN 9788173046414. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Singh, Mandeep (2017). Baptism Under Fire: Anti Aircraft Artillery in India Pakistan War 1965 (in español). Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9789386457134. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Lal, P. C. My Years with the IAF (1st ed.). Lancer Publishers LLC. ISBN 9781935501756. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  9. ↑ Shaheen: Journal of the Pakistan Air Force. Air Headquarters. 1984. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  10. ↑ IDSA News Review on East Asia. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. 1990. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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