Director
Air Marshal Hamid Rashid Randhawa (Retd) joined the Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies, Islamabad as Director in January 2026. He has served Pakistan Air Force for 36 years, on various command, staff and instructional appointments during his tenure of service. He has commanded an operation Base. In staff appointments, he has worked as PSO to Chief of the Air Staff, Additional Secretary in Ministry of Defence, Air Officer Commanding PAF Academy Asghar Khan,
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Administration) and Vice Chief of the Air Force.
           He has attended numerous professional as well as staff courses which include Combat Commanders Course, Armed Forces War Course. He holds Master’s degree in strategic studies from National Defence University, Islamabad.
           The Air Marshal is an accomplished fighter pilot, with rich flying experience on Mirage and F-16 fighter aircraft on PAF’s inventory. For his meritorious services to the PAF, Air Marshal Hamid Rashid Randhawa has been awarded with Tamgh-i-Imtiaz (Military), Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military) and Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military).
Have you noticed a significant decline in our willingness to listen during everyday conversations? There was a time when our elders stressed the importance of letting someone finish their thoughts before responding.
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Barbers are generally very talkative. They always like to give their point of view on host of issues, ranging from what’s happening in locality to politics and sometimes even religion. I try and get a haircut at least once a month and visit different barber shops. Last month when I visited a nearby barber shop, the barber was very quiet which was a bit unusual.
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When the Indian Airforce (IAF) Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas showcased its capabilities at the prestigious Bahrain International Air Show, all eyes were on it, especially since the Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Airforce (CAS PAF) was also in Bahrain for an official visit.
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