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Today marks the 11th anniversary of M.M. Alam’s death, which is being observed.

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Today (Monday) marks the 11th death anniversary of Muhammad Mahmood Alam, a renowned combat hero of the 1965 war, commonly known as M.M Alam.

Alam is revered as a national hero in Pakistan, mostly due to his exceptional display of intelligence and skill during the 1965 Pak-India conflict while stationed in Sargodha. Throughout the course of this conflict, he actively engaged in multiple aerial combat encounters, known as dogfights, while piloting his F-86 Sabre fighter aircraft. He successfully shot down nine Indian Hawker Hunter fighters during the aerial combat and caused damage to two further aircraft.

During a single flight on September 7, 1965, Alam successfully shot down five Indian aircraft in less than a minute, with the last four being destroyed within a remarkable 30-second timeframe. This extraordinary feat not only set a world record but also brought his overall number of downed aircraft in the war to nine.

Alam was born on July 6, 1935 in Calcutta, British India, to a highly educated family. He was the eldest of his 11 siblings. The family relocated from Calcutta to eastern Bengal, which subsequently became East Pakistan with the establishment of Pakistan in 1947. In 1952, he became a member of the RPAF (now known as PAF) and was officially appointed on October 2, 1953.

Following the independence of East Pakistan, his family relocated to West Pakistan in approximately 1971.

Alam retired from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in 1982 with the rank of air commodore and relocated to Karachi. Alam passed away in Karachi on March 18, 2013 at the age of 77.

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Over Pakistan, Rain and Snowfall Are Expected Over the Next Three Days

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As a succession of westerly winds sweep into the upper areas of Pakistan, rain is expected to fall during the following three days.

The Meteorological Department forecasts snowfall in mountainous regions and rainfall in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan. There will be rain in Balochistan and the Punjabi plains, including Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

In addition, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir, Upper Punjab, Islamabad, and Northeastern Balochistan are scheduled to see strong winds, thunderstorms, and partly overcast weather during the course of the next day.

Since last month, there has been mild to severe haze in some portions of the country’s upper regions. The capital of Punjab, Lahore, as well as cities like Multan and Sialkot, are among the areas most severely impacted by dense fog.

Other regions of the nation will see dry weather in the interim. It is anticipated that most of Punjab will see morning smog and fog, which will eventually dissipate by nightfall.

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Dar chairs the CCOP meeting; Blue World’s bid offer of Rs.10 billion is rejected.

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The Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister chaired the Cabinet Committee on Privatization meeting.

Other committee members who attended the conference included the Federal Secretaries of several Divisions, the Ministers of Finance and Revenue, Industry and Food, Commerce, Power, and Privatization.

The CCOP took the PC Board’s recommendation into consideration and suggested that Blue World’s bid of 10 billion rupees for the sale of 60% of PIACL’s shares be rejected. The bid was rejected by the CCOP, who chose to follow the PC Board’s advice.

The government’s determination to sell out PIACL through government-to-government or privatization was reaffirmed by the CCOP.

The CCOP was pleased with the Aviation Division’s evaluation of PIACL’s sound financial standing.

Additionally, the CCOP established a committee, chaired by the Minister of State for Finance, to assess potential transaction possibilities for the privatization of the Roosevelt Hotel and the appropriate modes of adoption in light of existing legal rules.

Prior to its subsequent meeting, the CCOP also ordered that all difficulties be resolved and an agreement for the selling of services to an international hotel be concluded.

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Combating Terrorism: Twelve Terrorists Destroyed in Separate Operations by Security Forces

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Eleven terrorists and Kharijis were killed in two separate intelligence-based operations in Balochistan’s Miran Shah District and North Waziristan. One of the victims was Sana Alias Baru, a high-value target.

In the vicinity of Miran Shah in North Waziristan, security forces successfully fought the Khwarij, leading to the death of eight and injury of six.

The general region of Balgatar, Kech District, Balochistan was earlier the scene of an Intelligence-Based Operation that resulted in the deaths of four terrorists, one of them was a high-value target.

Authorities in Kech District were actively seeking Baru, who had a pivotal role in recruiting members of the so-called Majeed Brigade, particularly suicide bombers.

Among the terrorists’ possessions were weapons and ammo.

In order to eradicate any lingering terrorists in the vicinity, a sanitation operation is currently under progress.

With unwavering resolve, the Pakistani security forces will eradicate the terrorist threat from the nation.

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