[3] It was known as PAF Base Sargodha until 2003, when it was renamed in honour of the former Base Commander and Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir, whose aircraft crashed on a routine flight near Kohat in February 2003.

PAF Base Mushaf was originally established as an airstrip by the Royal Air Force during the 1930s.

[6] On 1 November 2007, a suicide bomber struck the 50-seat bus carrying PAF officers to nearby Kirana Ammunition Depot, killing 11 people (including 7 officers) and injuring 28.

The bombing took place on Faisalabad Road, where a motorcycle loaded with explosives rammed the bus and triggered the blast.

All the officers were new recruits posted to PAFB Mushaf for training.