Pakistan to provide basic and tactical-level training to Belarusian fighter
pilots
Pakistan has committed to offering basic to tactical-level training for Belarusian
Air Force (BAF) pilots and maintenance crews, as part of growing defense
cooperation between the two countries, the military’s media wing said on
Thursday.
The announcement came during a high-level
meeting in Islamabad between Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chief Air Marshal Zaheer
Ahmed Babar Sidhu and Major General Andrei Yulianovich Lukyanovich, Commander
of the Belarus Air Force and Air Defense.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations
(ISPR), Air Chief Marshal Sidhu affirmed the PAF’s readiness to support BAF
through capacity-building initiatives, which include structured pilot and
technical training programs.
“PAF is committed to extending full support for
the basic to tactical-level training of pilots and maintenance crews for
capacity building of BAF,” the statement read.
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The cooperation will also feature high-level
exchange programs aimed at fostering professional development and operational
knowledge sharing between the two air forces.
Major General Lukyanovich expressed keen
interest in the PAF’s wartime experience and combat-tested doctrines,
particularly noting Pakistan's ability to adapt under high-pressure combat
scenarios. He underscored the importance of learning from the PAF’s operational
history and training systems.
The meeting followed a separate defense
dialogue a day earlier between Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad
Asif and his Belarusian counterpart Lt. Gen. Victor Khrenin, where both sides
discussed broader military and technological collaboration.
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These engagements are part of a larger
bilateral push following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Belarus in
April 2025, during which both countries signed a military-technical cooperation
roadmap for 2025–2027 along with agreements in trade, defense, and industrial
sectors.
The growing defense relationship reflects
Islamabad’s strategic aim to deepen international military partnerships while
offering its expertise in combat aviation, training, and defense production.
Source:
Arab News