Air Commodore (retired) Sattar Alvi



Syria confers medal of bravery on Pakistan Air Force veteran for services in 1973 Arab-Israel war 

  • Sattar Alvi, then a young flight lieutenant, had shot down an Israeli Mirage aircraft while he was piloting a Syrian Air Force MiG-21 
  • Pakistan Air Force says the acknowledgement by the Syrian government is truly ‘a moment of pride for the entire Pakistani nation’ 
By Arab News Pakistan ·