ISLAMABAD: In a display of international camaraderie and air power, Pakistan Air Force inaugurated its 14-nation multinational air exercise, Indus Shield-2023, at an operational airbase on Sunday.

Air Vice Marshal Tariq Mehmood Ghazi, the air officer commanding, PAF Central Air Command, was the chief guest at the inauguration ceremony.

He highlighted the importance of multinational air exercises in adapting to changing air warfare dynamics. He praised the Air Power Centre of Excellence for organising the major exercise, which would strengthen partnerships among key allies and improve cooperation.

A PAF statement said 14 air forces including Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Egypt, Oman, Bahrain, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Morocco, Uzbekistan, China, and Hungary are participating in the exercise.

Published in Dawn, October 9th, 2023

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