Air commodore (retd) Muhammad Mahmud Alam passed away in Karachi on Monday morning after a long illness.

On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 9:03 PM, APP Foreign Desk <appforeigndesk@yahoo.com> wrote:

Heroes never die, Those, at the helm of affairs, who had grounded MM Alam have no  place and respect in history and community but MM Alam is till alive in the hearts of people. He is our hero and will remain hero for our coming generations. Ilyas Khan © Associated Press of Pakistan © NO UNAUTHORIZED USE, COPYING OR DISTRIBUTION Please cite APP as source - Plagiarism is a crime Foreign Desk Tel +92 51 2890662  Fax +92 51 2606091 --- On Tue, 3/19/13, sheree.sardar@thomsonreuters.com <sheree.sardar@thomsonreuters.com> wrote: From: sheree.sardar@thomsonreuters.com <sheree.sardar@thomsonreuters.com> Subject: RE: Pakistani Press Air commodore (retd) Muhammad Mahmud Alam passed away in Karachi on Monday morning after a long illness. To: pakistanipress@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 1:15 PM "Those who say that we are in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look," said former U.S President Ronald Reagan. He was so right. We have such great heroes as MM Alam in our midst but we are blind to their existence until they suddenly pass out on us... ! And greater should be our shame if what we are hearing -- that he was grounded after the Dhaka fall, not for health reasons, but political reasons -- is true. To ground a fighter pilot is the worst possible punishment that can be meted out to a free and daring spirit. [General Adolf Galland, Luftwaffe:  "Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy. Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability. Tie him to a narrow and confined task, rob him of his initiative, and you take away from him the best and most valuable qualities he posses: aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter."] We, as a nation, are in the abyss because we are not grateful for the good things that God has given us; because we do not appreciate the real heroes among us; because we only remember our heroes once they have left us, NEVER while they are still around us.    But heroes like MM Alam are towering personalities who never die. They just quietly fly away into a much better place where they are cherished and treasured, and where they get the esteem that they so truly deserve.    Someone whose name I do not remember has said: ""When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return." Rest in peace, Great Hero. You have finally returned to the great heights where you longed to be,  And where you deserve to be... Sheree --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheree Sardar Senior News Producer , Reuters Television (Pakistan),  Thomson Reuters sheree.sardar@thomsonreuters.com .............................................................................................................................. -----Original Message----- From: pakistanipress@googlegroups.com [mailto:pakistanipress@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of khawaja.nni@gmail.com Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 10:37 AM To: pakistanipress@googlegroups.com Subject: Pakistani Press Air commodore (retd) Muhammad Mahmud Alam passed away in Karachi on Monday morning after a long illness. (Surely we belong to Allah and to Him shall we return) 1965 war hero Muhammad Mahmood Alam popularly known as MM Alam passed away in Karachi. Air commodore (retd) Muhammad Mahmud Alam passed away in Karachi  on Monday morning after a long illness. He was 78.   MM Alam emerged as a hero in 1965 Pak-India war when as a  fighter pilot he downed five Indian aircraft in less than a minute - the first four within 30 seconds. Zahid Khawaja Chief Reporter NNI, Islamabad. 0333 5401111 BB PIN 2828FF51 Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Warid. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pakistani Press" group. To post to this group, send email to pakistanipress@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to pakistanipress+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pakistanipress?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pakistani Press" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pakistanipress+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. 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