PAF Air War College PAF Air War College is the Pakistan Air Force academic establishment providing training and education primarily to the mid - career officers of PAF as well as to limited number of officers from Pakistan Navy , Pakistan Army and officers of various Allied forces . It is located at PAF Base Faisal in the city of Karachi . The College was previously affiliated with University of Karachi but has recently been affiliated with the National Defence University ( NDU ) along with other staff and war colleges of Pakistan Army and Navy . History . The College came into being at PAF Station , Drigh Road , ( now known as PAF Base Faisal ) on 5 January 1959 with a Commandant borrowed on secondment from the Royal Air Force ( RAF ) . The College was housed in a converted hospital building at the Station and was inaugurated by Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan , the then President of Pakistan . After conducting the initial courses , the RAF component of the faculty which comprised three officers reverted to their parent organization in December 1963 . The College was then taken over entirely by the officers from Pakistan Air Force . In 1980 , the BDM cell was established for conducting Bachelor of Defence Management courses and was affiliated with the Institute of Business Administration , Karachi University for award of degrees . Owing to the changing environment , geo - strategic compulsions and rapid diffusion of high technology in modern warfare , PAF realized the need for a higher institution , exclusively devoted to the study of war and related matters . As such , in 1987 , the Staff College was upgraded to the level of an Air War College . Some major structural changes were made in the course curriculum and the 45 weeks course was upgraded to an Air War Course ( AWC ) . In 1989 , the strength of students was enhanced to include officers from friendly countries and the entire organisation was shifted into a newly constructed , purpose built building in 1990 . The new structure was inaugurated by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan , the then President of Pakistan , on 8 December 1991 . In August , 2007 , the In - Service Education Scheme for mid - career officers was revitalized and replaced with Officers ’ Military Education ( OME ) in which the whole officers training programme was brought under the administrative and functional control of Commandant , Air War College . Resultantly , Basic Staff School ( BSS ) and Junior Command and Staff School ( JC & SS ) were merged into one institution named as the JC & SS at PAF Camp Badaber . At the PAF Air War College , Sharah - e - Faisal , the SC & SC and AWC have been successfully and consistently meeting all their training objectives to date . Till August , 2010 , a total of 28 Staff Courses , 54 Senior Command and Staff Courses and 23 Air War Courses have graduated from this institution . Courses . The college runs two types of courses ; Air War Course ( AWC ) and Senior Command and Staff Course ( SC & SC ) . The former is to prepare senior officers of the Pakistan Air Force and other Allied officers for " senior command and staff appointments " , whereas the latter is to " prepare mid - career PAF officers for assuming command and staff assignments commensurate with their rank and experience . " On successful completion of War Course , the participants are awarded ' fawc ' symbol by the College and M . Sc . in War Studies by NDU , Islamabad . Organization . PAF Air War College is headed by Commandant of the rank of Air Vice Marshal . Under Commandant are Deputy Commandant / Chief Instructor War Wing , Chief Instructor Staff Wing both are of the rank of Air Commodore and Officer Commanding Junior Command & Staff School , who is of Group Captain rank . Mission . To educate senior air leaders in Doctrine , Policy , Strategy and Air power employment concept . Allied Alumni . Officers from allied countries including Bangladesh , China , Egypt , Indonesia , Iran , Iraq , Jordan , Kenya , Kuwait , Libya , Malaysia , Nigeria , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Sri Lanka , Syria , Turkey , United Arab Emirates and Yemen are regular participants of Air War course .