The PAF had carried out preemptive attacks on the Indian airfields of Pathankot, Adampur and Halwara on 6 September 1965. Many also questioned the Pakistani-born singer’s contributions to India in the last five years.Īrshad Sami Khan had the distinction of serving three Pakistani presidents - Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto - as their aide-de-camp (ADC). He retired from PAF in 1972 and joined the Pakistan Foreign Service at the behest of Bhutto.Īlso read: After Padma Vibhushan, Mary Kom eyes Bharat Ratna by aiming for gold at Tokyo Olympics PAF pilot Khan was awarded the Sitara-i-Juraat, Pakistan’s third highest gallantry award, by Field Marshal Ayub Khan for his role in the war.Ĭritics have slammed the Narendra Modi government for awarding the son of a PAF veteran who fought against India.
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government’s decision to confer Padma Shri on singer Adnan Sami has triggered a controversy with social media trolls highlighting the fact that his father, former Flight Lieutenant Arshad Sami Khan, was part of the air raid by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) that destroyed the Pathankot air base in India during the 1965 war.
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