PAF fighter pilot Captain (r) Saiful Azam passes away in Bangladesh
Fighter Pilots Saiful Azam.Who was awarded Sitara-i-Jura.at for his heroics in the 1965 war against India. The 80-year-old retired group captain died at his residenc e.He had been suffering from various old-age diseases for a long time. Bangladesh's Army officials also confirmed the death of PAF Pilot. Pakistan Air Force Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan expressed heartfelt grief on the demise of the great war veteran, according to a press release by PAF's media wing. PAF chief paid rich tribute to Azam, saying that the former fighter pilot will always be remembered for his professionalism and his part in the 1965 Indo-Pak and 1967 Arab-Israel wars. Fighter Pilot Azam was born in then East Bengal's Pabna District in 1941.He left home at 18 to enlist in PAF and was commissioned as a Pakistani fighter pilot in 1960. During the 1965 war, he served in No. 17 Squadron at PAF's Sargodha base. Apart from inflicting heavy damage to Indian forces in 12 gro...