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Karachi: Air Marshal (r) Azam Daudpota passes away

KARACHI: Hero of 1965 war Air Marshal (r) Azam Daudpota has passed away here at the age of 84 after brief illness.

Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman has expressed deep grief and sorrow on the demise of Air Marshal (r) Azam Daudpota and paid tribute to him in glorious words.

According to spokesman of Pakistan Air Force  Air Marshal (r) Azam Daudpota joined PAF on December 6, 1955 and silenced enemy guns by striking them from the air in Wagah’s Attari Sector during 1965 war. He was decorated with Sitara-e-Juraat for his courage and gallantry.

Air Marshal (r) Azam Daudpota also served as Governor of Sindh from October 1999 to May 24, 2000.

The funeral prayer of the 1965 war hero will be offered at PAF Base Faisal after Zuhr prayer.