Iqbal’s Shaheen and PAF’s wings of resolve
by: Izmi Herlani One of the most enduring influences on the spirit of Pakistan Air Force came not from a military strategist or an aviation pioneer, but from a poet, Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal. His poetry offers neither the comfort of easy praise nor the promise of effortless greatness. It demands courage, self-belief and relentless endeavour. Its promise is exacting: we need not remain confined by the limits we inherit, but we must earn the heights we seek. For PAF, that promise takes wing in Iqbal’s Shaheen, high-flying, keen-eyed, restless in spirit and sustained by its own strength. As PakistanRead More
