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Pervaiz Mehdi Qureshi

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In military and political circles, Mehdi's image was widely known to have an imposing personality, and a direct but strict attitude towards his principles. His retirement was eventually confirmed when a junior-most air force general was promoted succeed him, leading to speculations that "PQ Mehdi's
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would invite an immediate response from the Indian Air Force, possibly in the shape of a retaliatory strike against the home base of the intruding fighters–thus starting the first round.
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Therefore, General Musharraf favoured superseding five senior air force generals and appointed a sixth-in-line to the four-star rank once Mehdi was due for retirement.
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as its Chief of Air Staff (CAS) on 8 November 1997. As air chief, Mehdi played a crucial role in expanding the educational scope of the Air War College in
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Khalil Ahmad also suffered a similar fate, and was captured by Indian troops. Flight Lieutenant Mehdi parachuted down to 50 yards behind the
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with the Indian Army in 1999. Meeting with the chairman of the joint chiefs, Mehdi advised against involving the Air Force, stating:
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were deployed but within the country's airspace and did not take part in the war. After the Indian Air Force initiated
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After their interview with the local commandants, Mehdi, Musharraf, and Mirza went to see the acclaimed Urdu movie
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In 1969, Flight-Lieutenant Mehdi was then dispatched to serve at the Dacca airbase of the Pakistan Air Force in
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His tenure in command of the Pakistan Air Force is notable for the events involving the short-lived
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by Indian Army soldiers; he was physically attacked by the soldiers before being rescued by
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from India in 1973–75. Upon his return, Mehdi was directed to attend the war course at the
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in 1989–91 had badly affected the operational capabilities of the air force to carry out
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in support of the Indian Army, F-16s from the Northern Air Command were deployed for
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and ordered the military for the preparation of war with India on 23 November 1971.
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On 22 November 1971, Mehdi flew a combat mission in his F-86 Sabre in support of
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rather straight-faced and forthright dealings with a somewhat junior-general
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The Story of the Pakistan Air Force, 1988-1998: a battle against odds
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rank, and transferred to command the Northern Air Command. In 1993,
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Siddiqui, Shabnam; Waslekar, Sundeep (2002). Pillai, Leena (ed.).
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training school, which he remained associated with several years.
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near the town of Garibpur, when his F-86 Sabre was shot down by a
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Sehgal, Ikram (1998). "Air Chief Marshal Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi".
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Mehdi commanded the Pakistan Air Force during a two-month long
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After graduating from a local high school, Mehdi joined the
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to deescalate the situation through diplomacy with India.
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In several meetings, Mehdi objected General Musharraf's
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of Sargodha AFB. During this time, Mehdi qualified as a
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Kargil Conflict and Pakistan Air Force by Kaiser Tufail
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by an Indian Folland Gnat while flying a F-86 in 1971.
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suffered minor casualties due to a lack of effective
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According to East Pakistani sources, No. 14 Squadron
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by the Commandant of the Air Force Academy in 1964.
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New Delhi: APH Publishing Corporation. 1034:In 1998, Mehdi supported authorizing the 1027:capabilities between the branches of the 775:Pakistani prisoner of war of the conflict 683:, where he flew his Sabre against Indian 2990:Pilots of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 2975:Pilots of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 2213:Jane's International Defense Review: IDR 1955:Panag, IA, Lt. Gen. H.S. (8 June 2016). 1681: 1359: 1166:against any Indian Air Force incursion. 967:Mehdi was elevated and appointed as the 506:from 1997 until his retirement in 2000. 2980:People of the Bangladesh Liberation War 2449:ACM Parvaiz Mehdi assumes charge (Dawn) 2150:Shaikh, A. Rashid; et al. (2001). 2125:"Air aspect of the Liberation War 1971" 1753:. Islamabad: AuthorHouse. p. 170. 1730: 1118:would be perceived as an escalation to 687:. After the war, Mehdi was promoted to 664:in flight: Flight Lieutenant Mehdi was 2584:Cabinet Committee on National Security 2578:National Assembly Committee on Defence 2367:. 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Index

Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi
Air Chief Marshal
NI(M)
HI(M)
SI(M)
SBt
Chief of Air Staff
ACM
Abbas Khattak
Mushaf Ali Mir
Phalia
Punjab
British India
Punjab, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan Air Force

Air Chief Marshal
No. 14 Squadron Tail Choppers
No. 16 Squadron Black Panthers
Chief of Air Staff
Vice Chief of Air Staff
DCAS (Operations)
AOC
Southern Air Command
AOC
Northern Air Command
Air Defence Command
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Air War operations

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