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Because they are very fast compared to any plane in PAF's inventory...fine choice for someone who loves to run from the battlefield...(couldn't resist trolling) I think the reason could be they already have infrastructure in place and these old ones might be available at a much lesser price...

Plain lying. An acquaintance has commanded that base in its earlier days. The population around is not at all hostile. Utter bull just to spice it up. Even the locals around would never be able to identify if it's a Pakistani jet or US one. Besides he himself is saying the Commander wouldn't...

Greece is rumored to be getting in big numbers. As I heard it's around 90!!

Where I am staunch believer of Pakistan's sovereignty there I also believe that the SMQ episode shouldn't just be brushed under the carpet. Apart from gross negligence, miscalculation and incompetence.. another angle, I dare say, that might need to be looked into could be SMQs personal...

Agreed. I cannot fathom a person of the experience of SMQ would say anything like that all on his own. He must have had some working done, as well as backing of the PM. If there was none, he should have already been kicked out of office. This too came on the ARY which is known to be pro-govt and...

Survived Covid Pneumonia last month. Under post-recovery rest at home now. It's a terrible illness.Contacted it though I was usually very very careful. Avoided going out for even the grocery (ordered online and sanitized every box before opening). As fate had it, my uncle passed away who raised...

Not to forget the lax general attitude of using smart watches..I would not name the person or the incident but a smart watch was involved in a very high level location leakage incident

I don't really think this happened or is happening however India has really not lived up to expectations so far. All this rhetoric of responsible conduct in the face of so many precious lives lost really makes no sense. If India really wants to regain the image it is losing now, it must ensure...

As per my sources the event happened around the peak(s) which the Chinese wanted to occupy (had already occupied higher areas close to the peaks - not all peaks are manned by India or China as troop deployment is not massive in the area). I am still unable to verify the news but this makes more...

Dozers were used and the deaths are likely result of falling boulders and crushing under dozers. This is certainly not confirmed but the death toll of this magnitude is unlikely using sticks and rods.

I think the power circle is treading a dangerous path. No society can survive, let alone thrive, if it starts dispensing justice based on interests rather than principles

More than pulling the trigger it is the intent of killing or avenging that would have carried weight. You do pull triggers on the firing range many times but with no foes in sight. Same happened here To me it largely means Iran ended up wasting 10 or 15 ballistic missiles rather than attaining...

If they also believed in half of what they said, they would not have spent billions on Rafales

The best thing with China-Pakistani military cooperation is that it keeps Indians guessing. With very little lead time between 'wanting' and 'deployment' it becomes very tricky for Indian planners. This could be one of the major reason why DG ISPR was and is always confident about our ability to...

It's an obstacle in the way of free movement of your own forces as well. Hence an indication that large scale crossing of forces will be carried out which in turn means incursion of sorts is being planned