UK’s Royal Air Force aerobatics team makes flying visit to Karachi

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UK’s Royal Air Force aerobatics team makes flying visit to Karachi


The Royal Air Force Aerobatics Team of the United Kingdom arrived in Karachi on Saturday as part of its Asia-Pacific and Middle East Tour 2016.

The Red Arrows team which stopped in Karachi praised Pakistan Air Force for their hospitality. “”Have arrived in Karachi, Pakistan. Great hospitality again by Pakistan Air Force,” Junior Air Force officer of the Red Arrows tweeted.

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.@rafredarrows have arrived in #Karachi #Pakistan. Great hospitality again by @pakairforcepk #RedArrowsTour

12:10 PM - 19 Nov 2016

UK Deputy High Commissioner Karachi, Belinda Lewis, also thanked the Pakistan Air Force for their hospitality.

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UK's Royal Air Force Red Arrows acrobatic team on Karachi runway. Wonderful hospitality from Pakistan Air Force - thank you! @rafredarrows

2:45 PM - 19 Nov 2016

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UK's Royal Air Force Red Arrows acrobatic team on Karachi runway. Wonderful hospitality from Pakistan Air Force - thank you! @rafredarrows

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Head to Shatti Al Qurm near the Intercontinental Hotel #Muscat, #Oman for our display 1500. @UKinOman #RedArrowsTour

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The Red Arrows took off from Lincolnshire in the UK on September 29 for the two-month long tour that is due to end in December. The Red Arrows was established in 1964. Since then, It has performed over 4,000 times the world over.



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In October the team performed aerobatics in Karachi. The team’s 12 Hawk aircraft attracted a large number of spectators as they took to the skies in the lead of Squadron Leader David. Wing Commander Martin Higgins, Squadron Commander of Red Arrows also accompanied the team.

 

[Windjammer]

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Again?? or they released new pictures ??

 

[nomi007]

dam is it really karachi

 

[Windjammer]

Again?? or they released new pictures ??

http://tribune.com.pk/story/1237315...arachi/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

[Providence]

Aren't these the older ones ?

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Sad to see such a large area with no Trees and greenery (off topic) but sad that we don't have policy on making cities recover from urbanization

vs how it should be

Lack of Tree / Gardens / Natural protected areas do contribute to dust/pollution levels

Sad in a land where Water floows in million of gallons yearly into sea

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Sad to see such a large area with no Trees and greenery (off topic) but sad that we don't have policy on making cities recover from urbanization

vs how it should be

Lack of Tree / Gardens / Natural protected areas do contribute to dust/pollution levels

Sad in a land where Water floows in million of gallons yearly into sea

Karachi looks like Kabul

 

[nomi007]

Karachi looks like Kabul

y
tora bora

 

[Thorough Pro]

A dry arid concrete jungle, not a single patch of greenery, a good reflection of inner feelings of people.
Happy people love greenery and greenery reflects happiness.

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[SQ8]

A dry arid concrete jungle, not a single patch of greenery, a good reflection of inner feelings of people.
Happy people love greenery and greenery reflects happiness.

The only happy people being those that live in the small patches of green in the DHA areas. The rest are bumping, hurting and generally ready to spit in each other's faces.

 

[Blue Marlin]

there

Aren't these the older ones ?

there are being replaced with new jets possibly more hawks

 

[Raider 21]

there

there are being replaced with new jets possibly more hawks

Yet it is amazing to see them fly these old versions, they don't even have HUDs onboard. All analogue cockpit. Most likely they will move to the Hawk 128, which is one of the latest versions of the Hawk series. Great jet to fly I've heard (my dad has close to 3000 hours on it).

 

[Blue Marlin]

It is pretty sad, but to be fair to Karachi, major metropolitan areas are typically like that.

LA for example.

Or Oslo, and Norway's a very green (and brown) nation. Though this pic was taken during Winter time, it's still devoid of trees.

During the non-Winter months there's more to be found, but the density waxes and wanes with the density of the sprawl. You'll notice in the suburbs trees are aplenty, but downtown Olso they're hard to notice. Pretty typical for metro areas.

That's just the soul of modern the modern metropolis. Bleak, cold consumerism. Karachi seems to be taking the lack of vegetation to a greater extreme though.

For comparison, I live here in a city of a little over 40,000 persons.

Less people, more green.

*And with that I've fulfilled my off-topic comment for the day quota.

ppffft that it?
this is taken not far from where i live

its quiet strange of you to compare LA to karachi, Karachi is one of the largest cities in the world.

 

[LA se Karachi]

It is pretty sad, but to be fair to Karachi, major metropolitan areas are typically like that.

I was going to mention the same thing. It's not unique to Karachi. Many cities, especially developing ones, look like this.

LA for example.

The picture of LA you shared shows only the most heavily urbanized part of the city (downtown and the surrounding areas). Here are some pictures of the whole Los Angeles basin:

And here are some more pictures of Downtown Los Angeles:

its quiet strange of you to compare LA to karachi, Karachi is one of the largest cities in the world.

She was just pointing out how large cities often don't have a lot of green-space. With that said, you can compare the two metropolitan areas, though not the cities. Karachi has a population of 20-23 million+ and the Los Angeles Primary Statistical Area has a population of about 18.5 million people.