GLOBE SOLO FLIGHT

PAKISTAN / Karachi : Singer and Activist Fakhre Alam claimed on Sunday that he has become the first Pakistani to circumnavigate the globe solo

In a message on Twitter, the 42-year old singer said he wanted to give the good news to all Pakistanis that his  Mission Parwaaz has been accomplished.

Alam began his journey on a single-engine aircraft [Pilatus PC 12NG] from the Clearwater airport in Florida, the United States on Oct 10.

He landed at various airports in 22 countries, including Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the United Kingdom, Egypt, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan and Russia, for refuelling, supplies, rest and maintenance.

After circumnavigating the entire world, he completed his journey and reached the same airport from where he began it.

Before leaving for his mission, Fakhre Alam reportedly said : ''I have to do 26,000 nautical miles and fly through all the mediums of the planet to achieve circumnavigation. We're aiming for a  28-day schedule.''

''The rules state that I have to use the same aircraft and be in control of it all the time. I'll be flying to to 30 airports around the world.''