Hugh Catchpole's centenary celebrations come to an end

Mr. Hugh Catchpole's centenary celebrations which started in India, came to an end on 14th June 2007 in Cadet College Hasanabdal, at his final place of resting. The hockey competitions final match was played between CCH and PAF Sargodha teams, which CCH won by 1-0 towards the close of the match. The cricket trophy was also won by Cadet College Hasanabdal when the four teams played in RIMC India. The Governor of Punjab, Lt. Gen. Khalid Maqbool (Retd) was the chief guest, although the Prime Minister was also expected to come, but cancelled his visit at the last minute. A number of old boy's from Cadet College Hasanabdal, PAF College Sargodha and Abbottabad Public School attended the closing ceremony and met the old boy's from Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) led by Maj. Gen. T. V. Manoharan (Retd).

A very strong wind blew the front canopy where the chief guest was sitting. The groundsmen has to be called in to remove the front canopy. It was interesting to note that Maj. Gen. Kripal Kohli (Retd), a visiting Rimcollian, ran to hold one of the poles from falling down. However this small natural disaster did not put any dent in the excitement of people who were meeting the Indian guests in an extremely friendly manner.

The Vice Chief of the Army Staff, Gen. Ahsan Saleem Hayat, a Sargodhian, was also present on the occasion.

Monday, 18 June 2007 04:11

Tariq Chaudhry's mother passes away

It is with profound grief that we have to pass on the news of the sad demise of Tariq Chaudhry's mother, who passed away on Tuesday, 17th May, 2011, in Islamabad. Her namaz-e-janaza was held at Ali Masjid in F-8/1 at 9:30 pm, the same day. It was attended by a cross-section of people from various walks of life, including the business community, family, friends and Tariq's friends from Cadet College. Her qul khwani will be held at Tariq's brothers home on Thursday, 19th May, 2011 between Asar and Maghrib prayers.

We pray that Allah gives her His choicest place in Heaven and give the family the courage to bear this great loss.

Tariq Chaudhry belongs to the 17th Entry and was Jinnah Wing's Wing Commander and currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Air Blue. He may be contacted at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Wednesday, 18 May 2011 16:18

Shujaat Zamir Dar promoted as Lt. General

Lieutenant General Shujaat Zamir Dar was promoted to the rank of a Lieutenant General on 8th October, 2007 and has been appointed as Director General D & E in GHQ. Gen. Dar belongs to the 13th Entry and was in Jinnah Wing and later in Haider Wing during his senior years.

Gen. Dar got his commission in 1972 and joined the Punjab Regiment.  After having performed some appointments in the unit and under gone some courses from different schools of instructions including Command and Staff College Quetta, and a course from Germany, he was posted as Brigade Major in a deployed Brigade in Kashmir. He also has extensive instructional experience.

He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1992 and was given the Command of his Regiment. On successful completion of the Command, he was posted as General Staff Officer Operations -1 in a Division. In 1994, he was selected for a United Nation Mission in Bosnia. A year later in 1995, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier and was given Command of an Infantry Brigade.

Wednesday, 09 January 2008 03:26

AVM Aminullah's project starts UAV production

Pakistan has started manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drone, in collaboration with Selex Galileo of Italy which claims to lead the unmanned aerial systems market. A ceremony marking the launch of the project was held at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Kamra, on Thursday 20th August 2009. It was presided over by Air Marshal Farhat Hussain Khan, the Chairman of the PAC Board. The project is being headed by AVM Aminullah Khan who has been working on this project for the last couple of years. Aminullah belongs to the 17th Entry.

Friday, 21 August 2009 07:00