RISALPUR, Sept 20: Convocation ceremony of the 117th General Duty Pilot course was held at the College of Flying Training, PAF Academy on Wednesday. Prof Haroon Rasheed, vice chancellor University of Peshawar, was chief guest on the occasion. He warded bachelor’s of science degrees to the aviation cadets of the course and also awarded prizes to aviation cadets while trophies were given away for best performance in humanities as well as aero sciences subjects were bagged by Aviation Cadet (Sgt) Saira Amin.

Addressing the ceremony Prof Rasheed said: “As an ideological nation, our true strength lies in the unshakable faith in Almighty Allah. It is through his divine faith, combined with resolute will and self-reliance that you can acquit yourselves in real sense of the sacred trust the nation has reposed in you.”

He said over the years, PAF has maintained traditions of courage, enterprise and high professionalism.”You should not only try to live upto these traditions and standards but also put in your best to raise these to greater heights,” he added.

—APP