PAF F-16As vs VKS Su-25s encounter
12th April 1986
Parachinar
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A three-ship F-16 formation took off from Minhas AFB to mount CAP over Parachinar sector. Leader was Gp Capt Shahid Kamal with Sqn Ldrs Rahat Mujeeb and Khalid Chaudhry as No. 2 and No. 3 respectively. 1/n Controller Squadron Leader Saif ur Rahman informed them about hostile tracks closing towards border. The formation checked fuel and switches on leader's call and cooled the AIM-9Ls. At about 20 NM short of Parachinar, formation picked two blips identified as Su-25 Frogfoot... 2/n

PAF Mirages vs VKS Mi-24s encounter
Parachinar, 14th May 1986.
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Pair of Mirage VPA2s from No 18 TA Squadron #SharpShooters took from Kamra at 1100 hrs to mount CAP, SE of Parachinar at 15,000 ft. Leader was S/L Rao Qamar Suleiman (later CAS) and wingman was F/L Nawaz. 1/n Controller, S/L Saif ur Rahman informed them about slow tracks heading towards Border.
After one abortive attempt, both Mirages descended to 3000 ft at 500 kts and picked tally with 6× VKS Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters attacking civilian population, at 3-4 NM range. Helos... 2/n

#OnThisDay 3 years ago Pakistan Air Force carried out airstrikes targeting Indian garrisons in Kashmir, code named #OperationSwiftRetort
2× Mirage VPAs from No 15 squadron #Cobras launched H-4 SOWs targeting depots in Naushera and Rajauri. Bombs were guided by 2× Mirage IIIDAs

https://twitter.com/Saifi_Mirage/status/1495132801536045057

In same instant two JF-17C Block 2 Thunders from No 16 MR Squadron #BlackPanthers launched 4× GPS guided Mk-83 REK bombs. All bombs landed in open grounds in Garrisons as PAF had delibrately steered them away. India claimed that bombs went off targets.

"Ghost of Dhaka"
0845 hours, 3rd December 1971.
Two PAF Sabres flown by junior F/O Shamsul Haq and even junior F/O Shamshad kept three successive IAF strikes at bay. They managed to fire at several of them. Shams shot down 1× IAF Hunter (flown by S/L KD Mehra)....1/n ..... He also damaged IAF Su-7. Sukhoi pilots cleverly fired a2g rockets at Sabres when their (Su-7s') mission stood aborted. He chased another Hunter entering Indian territory and claimed it using Sidewinder (confirmation hard to come by). Shamshad managed to land.... 2/n

Pictorial,
PAF fighters which launched and guided weapons on 27th Feb 2019
🏮 Ex RAAF Mirage IIIDA, No 15 TA Squadron.
Pilot: F/L Awais Rauf
GIBS: W/C Faheem
H-4 Guidance

Pictorial thread, all Mirage variants in PAF
1. Mirage VDD

https://twitter.com/Saifi_Mirage/status/1482037637481484301

2. Mirage IIIEP