1965 war hero MM Alam passes away

KARACHI: 1965 war hero Muhammad Mahmood Alam popularly known as MM Alam passed away in Karachi after a protracted illness, here on Monday. Pakistan Air Force (PAF) spokesman said that 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. 'Our hero left us to make his ... more

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