Pakistan F 16 Jet Deal

Reports in Pakistan suggest that the country is planning to buy used F-16 fighter jets from Jordan, after a deal to get eight fighter jets from the United States fell through because of the refusal of the US Congress to finance the deal.

Pakistan has closed the chapter of acquiring eight F-16s from the US and will now opt for Jordan-owned F-16 fighter jets, foreign secretary Aizaz Chaudhry said today amid strains in bilateral ties over the scuttling of the deal and a US drone strike on its soil.

Reports in Pakistan suggest that the country is planning to buy used F-16 fighter jets from Jordan, after a deal to get eight fighter jets from the United States fell through because of the refusal of the US Congress to finance the deal.

Pakistan has closed the chapter of acquiring eight F-16s from the US and will now opt for Jordan-owned F-16 fighter jets, foreign secretary Aizaz Chaudhry said today amid strains in bilateral ties over the scuttling of the deal and a US drone strike on its soil.