Several aircraft were lost during the Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971, as well as in accidents. Because of these losses, and difficulties obtaining spares due to United States arms embargoes, the unit's bombers were transferred together with its commanding officer, Wing Commander S. Tanveer Hussain, to No. 2 Composite Squadron in August 1982. The squadron was then disbanded until 22 November 1982, when it was reestablished as No. 7 Tactical Attack Squadron and equipped with the Chinese Nanchang A-5C attack aircraft. The formal reequipment ceremony held on 27 December 1983 included a fly-past by two B-57 and three A-5C.