| No. 12 VIP Squadron | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | Since March 1950 (74 years, 8 months and 21 days) |
| Disbanded | 1950-1951 2003-2007 |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  President of Pakistan Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Branch |  Pakistan Air Force |
| Type | Squadron |
| Role | VIP Transport |
| Part of | No. 35 Composite Air Transport Wing |
| Airbase | PAF Base Nur Khan |
| Motto(s) | اوج ھما (Urdu for 'Ascent of the Huma') |
| Mascot(s) | A Buraq |
| Engagements | Kashmir conflict |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Mukhtar Ahmad Dogar |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter | Hawker Fury FB.60 Tempest II |
| Patrol | SA-16 Albatross |
| Reconnaissance | Auster AOP.6 |
| Transport | Global 2000 Gulfstream G450 Gulfstream IV Cessna Citation Excel Fokker F27 Friendship Boeing 707 Airbus A310 Dassault DA-20 Hawker Siddeley Trident Bristol Freighter Vickers Viscount Vickers VC.1 Viking Douglas Dakota King Air 200 |
The No. 12 VIP Squadron nicknamed Burraqs is a VIP transport unit from the No. 35 Composite Air Transport Wing of the Pakistan Air Force based at Nur Khan Airbase. It is the Air Force One of Pakistan which transports the President (Callsign Pakistan-1), the Prime Minister (Callsign Pakistan-2) and the Chief of Air Staff (Callsign Shahbaz-1) during official visits. The squadron currently flies a Gulfstream G450, a Gulfstream IV, a Global 2000 and a Cessna Citation Excel. Formed as a bomber squadron at Mauripur in 1953, it eventually became a VIP transport squadron, a role which it performs to this day.[1][2][3][4][5]
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