An important link in the chain of welfare bodies used to be an association of station wives commonly referred to as Ladies Club, which was a legacy from Royal Indian Air Force days. There was one at each command location such as Air Headquarters and one at each station. The wife of the ranking commander was traditionally the president of the club. While the wives of British Cs-in-C were more than eager to supplement their husband's efforts to improve the lot of the officers' and Airmen's families, it was difficult for them to develop an instinctive understanding of the social mores and domestic problems of the Pakistani community. Such rapport was important in addressing what were essentially humanitarian issues. The wife of the first Pakistani C-in-C, Mrs Amina Asghar Khan on the other hand, had had personal knowledge of the typical needs of PAF families and frequent contact with most of the senior officers' wives' both at the Air Headquarters and at the stations. She was thus able to bring about a greater cohesion among the local members of Peshawar as well as basic coordination between the station clubs.