Active 2007 - Present Branch Pakistan Air Force | Country Pakistan Role Tactical Attack | |
Allegiance Pakistan (2007 - Present) Part of No. 34 Tactical Attack Wing
Central Air Command | ||
No. 27 Squadron, nicknamed Zarrars, is a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) squadron tasked with the role of tactical attack. It is assigned to the No. 34 Tactical Attack Wing stationed at PAF Base Rafiqui (Shorkot), which is under the PAF's Central Air Command.
The squadron was formally raised on 19 April 2007 at PAF Base Rafiqui and equipped with Dassault Mirage 5EF ROSE III combat aircraft. The first commanding officer was Wing Commander Shafqat Mushtaq and the first Senior Engineering officer was Squadron Leader Najam-ul-Hasnain. The Zarrars are tasked with to carry out night air assault operations, and are participating in the War in North-West Pakistan.
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