What is Mission Parwaaz?

The UAE-based Pakistani has named his trip “Mission Parwaaz” (Parwaaz means ‘flight’ in Urdu) during which he will circumnavigate the globe in 28 days, touching 31 cities. He is flying Swiss aircraft Pilatus PC12 to cover 26,000 nautical miles and five continents as a solo pilot in about 112 flying hours.

Photo: Fakhr-e-Alam Fakhr-e-Alam kissing the ground in Karachi on Oct 16. His mission began in USA on October 10