Primary Sources

 

Books:

 

1. Alan Warnes, The Pakistan Air Force 1998 -2008: A New Dawn, 2009

Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force

(Library Locations: https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/431941202)

 

2.  Nasim Yousaf, The Story of the Pakistan Air Force. A Saga of Courage and Honour”, Shaheen Foundation, 1988.

 

3. Air Marshal Farhat Hussain Khan & Air Cdre Qadeer Hashmi, The Aviation City, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex: 1998 – 2012, 2013

 

4. Air Marshal Farhat Hussain Khan & Air Cdre Qadeer Hashmi, Milestones: Pictorial Glimpses of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex: 1973 – 2012, 2013

 

5. Air Vice Marshal Farooq Umar, Triple War Veteran Pictorial Biography, Excerpts from “Chapter 4: In between period 1965-1971” (Forthcoming book)

Credit: Air Vice Marshal Farooq Umar (R), Pakistan Air Force, Former Director General of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Kamra, Pakistan Air Force, & Managing Director of Pakistan International Airlines for sharing the cxcerpts from “Chapter 4: In between period 1965-1971” of his forthcoming book.

​

​

Newspapers:

1. “From Concept to Inauguration“, by Air Commodore Syed Abid Raza S.Bt (Retd), GM SWEPAK, Dawn Supplemental Publication, May 1990. 

​

​

2. ENGINEERING MIRAGE FROM ALIGARH by Air Commodore (R) M. Adnan Khan, Pakistan Air Force, published in The Khyber Mail, December 8th, 2023

(https://www.thekhybermail.com/blog-post/engineering-mirage-from-aligarh/)

 

2.1 ENGINEERING MIRAGE FROM ALIGARH by M. Adnan Khan, published in 

The Frontier Post, January 2024

(https://thefrontierpost.com/engineering-mirage-from-aligarh/)

​

​

3. “Lightening Blue Flash in Blue Skies” by Ibn-e-Taha, published in The Khyber Mail, January 15th, 2024 

(https://www.thekhybermail.com/blog-post/lightening-blue-flash-in-blue-skies/)

 

 

4. Aligarh sey engineering Mirage by Ibn-e-Taha, published in "Roznama Authority (Daily Authority)" February 6th, 2024

(https://e.dailyauthority.pk/page.php?Page=2&date=06-02-2024&city=isb)

​

​

5. Neelgu Afaq Mein Neelgu Sholay by Ibn-e-Taha, published in "Roznama Authority (Daily Authority)" February 17th, 2024

(https://e.dailyauthority.pk/page.php?Page=2&date=17-02-2024&city=isb)

​

​

​

​

Journals & Magazines: 

1. Semi-Annual Flight Safety Conference (Ba Salamat Perwaz), Hilal Magazine, October 1980.

(https://www.hilal.gov.pk/uploads/archive/pdf/849-0-hilal-archive.pdf?fbclid=IwAR00g4VnpwG-su6OSySoaC7W0CVt51kbdkLCRN6UTYvagu4ZVlKnUjr5koo)

​

​

2. Inauguration of F-6RF, Hilal Magazine, December 1980.

(https://www.hilal.gov.pk/uploads/archive/pdf/846-0-hilal-archive.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0HwK2G6WIK0KXeXL7JVsY_CYmFKXas4E4g_7O5idttZSzhjCBc5g-eAlg)

​

Albums:

• Official ALBUM, ARF/F-6 REBUILD FACTORY (P721), PAKISTAN AERONAUTICAL COMPLEX, Kamra, Attock District, Pakistan.

• Archive Personal Albums of Air Commodore Syed Abid Raza S.Bt (Retd)., Pakistan Air Force.

 

CV & Bio-Data:
Excerpts from “Official Curriculum Vitae“, & “Bio-Data“ of Air Commodore Syed Abid Raza S.Bt (Retd)., Pakistan Air Force.

 

​

Websites:   
•    Official Website of "PAKISTAN AERONAUTICAL COMPLEX KAMRA, A Symbol of Excellence in Aviation"

(https://www.pac.org.pk/arf-history)

​

•    SWE-PAK Pharmaceuticals (a project of Shaheen Foundation) PAF:

(https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Swe-Pak+pharmaceuticals.-a011531011)

•    FB Album “My Father, Air Commodore Syed Abid Raza, Pakistan Air Force, for digital archiving and documentation of life and professional career of Air Commodore Syed Abid Raza with respect to historical events (11/11/1927 - 04/04/2000)”.

(https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.700320456777994&type=3)
 

•    Professor Syed Hasan Askari Historiography Project Los Angeles, California, USA (https://www.professorsyedhasanaskari.com/about)

 

 

​

Secondary Sources

​

Books:
1. History of the Pakistan Air Force, 1947-1982 by Syed Shabbir Hussain, & M. Tariq Qureshi, 332 pages, PAF Press Masroor, Pakistan,1982

(Library Locations: https://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-the-pakistan-air-force-1947-1982/oclc/9748813).

​

2. The Story of the Pakistan Air Force, 1988-1998: A Battle Against Odds by the Shaheen Foundation, Islamabad. 414 pages, New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 969-8553-00-2.

(Library Locations: https://www.worldcat.org/title/story-of-the-pakistan-air-force-1988-1998-a-battle-against-odds/oclc/47869796)

 

3. Cutting Edge PAF: A Former Air Chief's Reminiscences of a Developing Air Force by ACM M. A. Shamim, Vanguard Books, April 1, 2011. ISBN 10: 9694025400/ ISBN 13: 9789694025407

(Library Locations: https://www.worldcat.org/title/642515699)

​

4. "PAF Over the Years" by Group Captain Syed Masood Akhtar Hussaini (R), Pakistan Air Force. Published in 2002 and then 2007. Email of the Digital Paintings by Hussaini sahib for this Biography Project only.

​

5. "Air Warriors of Pakistan" by Group Captain Syed Masood Akhtar Hussaini (R), Pakistan Air Force, (1989)

 

​

​

 

Websites:
1. Shaheen Complex, Karachi, Pakistan

(https://www.shaheencomplexkarachi.com/)
 

1.1 Shaheen Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan (https://www.shaheenfoundation.com/index.php)

2. PTDC Restaurant, Daman-E-Koh, Islamabad, Pakistan (https://pk.top10place.com/ptdc-daman-e-koh-islamabad-1434283999.html)
 

3. Blue Flash Project

Notes: In Validation Phase

(https://pdf.defence.pk/threads/capabilities-of-paf-dassault-mirage-iii-v.44991/page-49)  

​

4. Official Website of PAF

(http://www.paf.gov.pk/)

​

5. Official Facebook Page of PAF

(https://www.facebook.com/DGPR.PAF/)

​

6. Unofficial Website of PAF

(https://www.geocities.ws/pafwebsite/indexa.html)

​

7. Combat Aviation History of Pakistan

(https://www.facebook.com/combataviationhistoryofpakistan/photos_albums)

​

​

Medals Secondary Reference Sources:

• https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/.../Awards_and_decorations_of...

• http://www.medals.pl/pk/pk1.htm

• https://commons.wikimedia.org/.../Awards_and_decorations...

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitara-e-Basalat

• http://www.medal-medaille.com/

​