Pakistan Air Force (PAF) (Urdu: پاک فضائیہ, Pak Fiza'ya) is the air arm of the Pakistan Armed Forces and is primarily tasked with the aerial defence of Pakistan with a secondary role to provide air support to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Navy. The PAF also has a tertiary role to provide strategic air transport and logistics capability to Pakistan. The PAF employs 65,000 full-time personnel (including approximately 12,000 pilots) and currently operates approximately 620 combat aircraft alongside various transport and training aircraft.The PAF is recognized as one of the best trained and combat ready air force and is rated as one of the top three air forces of the world - Source: Wikipedia
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