| Unit Name: | No. 27 Squadron Zarrars |
| Dates: | 2007 - Present |
| Allegiance: | Pakistan Armed Forces |
| Role: | Tactical Attack |
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| Garrison: | PAF Base Rafiqui |
| Garrison Label: | Airbase |
| Nickname: | Zarrars |
| Equipment: | Dassault Mirage 5F ROSE-III |
| Equipment Label: | Aircraft |
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| Identification Symbol Label: | Patch |
The No. 27 Squadron, nicknamed Zarrars, is a tactical attack squadron from the No. 34 Wing of the Pakistan Air Force's Northern Air Command. It is currently deployed at Rafiqui Airbase and operates the Dassault Mirage-VEF ROSE-III aircraft. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The squadron was formally raised on 19 April 2007 at PAF Base Rafiqui and equipped with the upgraded Dassault Mirage-5EF ROSE-III combat aircraft. The first Officer Commanding (OC) was Wing Commander Shafqat Mushtaq and the first Senior Engineering Officer was Squadron Leader Najam-ul-Hasnain.[5] [6] [7]
See main article: War on terror and Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. After the spillover of militants & terrorists from Afghanistan into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during the US invasion, The Zarrars were tasked to carry out air strikes throughout the former FATA & NWFP regions. In FATA, it took part in Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham and Operation Rah-e-Nijat supporting the army and local law enforcement.[4]
As part of Operation Burq in 2009, the squadron carried out heavy air strikes on TTP positions in Swat valley in support of the army and local law enforcment's offensive.[3]