Adil Najam
This news item from today’s Daily Times (23 September, 2006) needs no explanation. Saira Amin needs our words of congratulations, and maybe a crisp salute.
The coveted Sword of Honour for best all-round performance was claimed by Aviation Cadet Saira Amin, who made history by being the first woman pilot to have won the Sword of Honour in any defence academy of Pakistan. The passing out parade of the 117th GD (P) course, which includes the second batch of three women pilots, was held at the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Academy, Risalpur Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed, PAF chief of air staff, was the chief guest. The trophy for best performance in general service training and the Chief of Air Staff Trophy for best performance in flying were lifted by Aviation Cadet Squadron Under Officer Nadir Ali. The Asghar Hussain Trophy for best performance in academics was achieved by Aviation Cadet Saira Amin. Squadron No 3 received the Quaid-e-Azam Banner for being the champion squadron.
I had always thought that Inayat Hussain Bhatti’s 1965 song, jang khed nai zananian di (’war is not the sport of women’) was a ratehr silly song. I guess Ms. Amin is also not a fan of that song. I wish her the very best, although I do also wish that neither she nor anyone else - man or woman - has to actually go to war to demonstrate the silliness of Mr. Bhatti’s histrionics.
The courage of Mukhtaran Mai, the skill of Urooj Mumtaz Khan, the determination of Saira Amin, and the sheer resiliance of all the other 80 million women in Pakistan. You make us proud.
Exellent work
I wish to b like u pilots
its a great achivement for paf.but i feel that woman fighter piolets do not perform well in enemy sky.paf does not allow woman fighter piolets to go in enemy’s sky.they can and they will defend their motherland in own sky.congratulations for sister saira amin.
AC Saira Amin,
Agar App Ijazat dain, Filbadih arz kia hay
Wo Zauq-o-Azm keh jo Husn-e-mujasum hay
Unn ki ankhon ka tamatun bhi shamshir bakaf hay
Adaab
i must say that it is an honourable thing for us that our pakistani women are now taking interest in air force and they have given equal rights with men i will congratute cadet saira amin on her honour of sword and other women pilots.god bless u
Ilove to pakistan army and I will study to cadet but am poor
I appreciate Saria Amin Khan that she made example for other women, that they can do every hard job they are not inferior then men. I salam to Saria. Keep it up.
a great honour for the paf as well as pakistan to be the women also standing side by side with men
Aziz Akhmad is in such an extreme hurry to make a point about Mrs Gandhi & Yahya Khan in his comment dated 22 September that he does not bother to check the facts upon which his wisecrack is based. The song was in question was sung during the 1965 war!
We are proud of you Saira well done!