PAFA meaning in Academic & Science ?

The Pakistan Air Force Academy Asghar Khan (Urdu: پاکستان فضائیہ اکادمی‎) is an accredited three-year military academy which provides undergraduate education to officer candidates for the Pakistan Air Force. The eligible and selected candidates from all over Pakistan are sent to PAF Academy Risalpur for flying training. It is located in the town of Risalpur in Nowshera District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwestern Pakistan, it is a premier cadet training institution of the Pakistan Air Force which offers academic professional degrees. Its role is the training of General Duty Pilots (GDP), Aeronautical and Avionics Engineers and the initial training of other Ground Branch cadets. Cadets of all branches join the academy following a recommendation by the Inter Services Selection Board (ISSB) of Pakistan and the Air Headquarters Special Selection Board for Short Service Commission candidates. Graduates of the Academy's four-year program receive a Bachelor of Science degree, and are commissioned as Pilot Officers (Second Lieutenants) in the Pakistan Air Force.

The academy was created in 1910 and was a former airfield of the Royal Flying Corps and later the Royal Air Force. It officially became the airfield of the PAF on 15 August 1947. On 21 January 1967, it was upgraded to the status of an academy by President Ayub Khan. It has five components.

The Pakistan Air Force Academy Asghar Khan has bred generations of officers for the PAF and other branches of the Pakistan Armed Forces.