No. 27 Squadron PAF
Military unit
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The No. 27 Squadron, nicknamed Zarrars, is a tactical attack squadron from the No. 34 Wing of the Pakistan Air Force's Northern Air Command. It is currently deployed at Rafiqui Airbase and operates the Dassault Mirage-VEF ROSE-III aircraft.[1][2][3][4]
| No. 27 Squadron Zarrars | |
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Logo of the squadron | |
| Active | 2007 - Present |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan Armed Forces |
| Branch |  Pakistan Air Force |
| Role | Tactical Attack |
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| Airbase | PAF Base Rafiqui |
| Nickname | Zarrars |
| Mottos | دو نیم ان کی ٹھوکر سے صحرا و دریا (Persian for 'The desert and the river from their stumble') |
| Aircraft | Dassault Mirage 5F ROSE-III |
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History
The squadron was formally raised on 19 April 2007 at PAF Base Rafiqui and equipped with the upgraded Dassault Mirage-5EF ROSE-III combat aircraft. The first Officer Commanding (OC) was Wing Commander Shafqat Mushtaq, the first Senior Engineering Officer (SEO) was Squadron Leader Najam-ul-Hasnain, and the first Engineering Officer (EO) was Flight Lieutenant Absar Omer.[5][6][7]
Operational history
War on terror
After the spillover of militants & terrorists from Afghanistan into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during the US invasion, The Zarrars were tasked to carry out air strikes throughout the former FATA & NWFP regions. In FATA, it took part in Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham and Operation Rah-e-Nijat supporting the army and local law enforcement.[4]
As part of Operation Burq in 2009, the squadron carried out heavy air strikes on TTP positions in Swat valley in support of the army and local law enforcement's offensive.[3]