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The term "failed to meet" insinuates as if she was obligated to meet the Indian envoy.

Out of 16, 8 are prototypes. That leaves only 8 1st generation Tejas in IAF's service. Although Wikipedia states 33 Tejas in service, we know Wikipedia to be less reliable.

Pakistan appears to have significantly multiplied its capacity to produce plutonium from Khushab Nuclear Complex. The amount of fissile material produced till date & still being produced is secret & will continue to be so. The number of warheads produced is similarly kept secret & will continue...

We have Air War College in Karachi. But the Naval War College logically should be near coastal areas of Sindh or Balochistan. Unless the college has given up on war planning studies (if there ever was any) in favour of traditional textbook-based education.

If you are implying a military coup, then I don't think so. The state structure created by Nehru makes it extremely difficult for the Indian Army to pull off a coup. There is a myriad of bureaucratic layers that invariably keeps the military in check from acquiring too much decision-making...

I believe Armata is a heavy MBT, not a lightweight tank.

But still regulated by Fed.Gov rules, if I am not mistaken.

Yes. It was called the F-16/79. Carter offered it on 3rd October 1980, and the last reports that I have seen on the aircraft (along with F-20) being flight tested by PAF are from April 1981. Reagan approved F-16A/B deal in December 1981.

But KE is a federal subject if I am not mistaken.

If we don't speak each others' languages then we speak Urdu. English is also quite common amongst those who have a grasp over the language. As far as speaking with our own natives go than most of us usually stick to our mother tongues.

Agha sahb? Do you mean Agha Shahi? My hunch is just about the same. PAF might have been better off with Mirage 2000. But this is only as far as sanctions & maintenance of aircraft inventory goes. French generally don't give a hoot about the US foreign policy - though they did buckle and...

F-16A/B deal came through. I suspect we invested both the US military assistance/aid funds & Saudi finance (if there was any) on F-16. Thereafter it got difficult to buy Mirage 2000 as French were not as keen and lenient with credit purchases as the US was.

Don't take this the wrong way. I respectfully differ. No one was surprised. In fact, the moment F-16 was offered Pakistan requested to delay the discussion on the subject. Zia & his team were consistently requesting F-16 & putting off everything else. On 3rd October 1980, during their meeting...

I mentioned Zia because Carter offered him F-16 (possibly F-16/79) during their meeting in White House on 3rd October 1980. Zia just said that as its the election year & that the US pres (Carter) is busy with that the matter should be put off until more opportune date. As far as F-20 is...

Yes. Both F-16/79 and F-20 from the FX programme were offered. They were essentially a downgraded (degraded) F-16 and an upgraded F-5, respectively. F-20 was previously designated as F-5G. The reason for their development was Carter's 1977 presidential directive on arms exports, which forbade...

Correct but there are few discrepancies. Let me summarise them in pointers instead of telling a long story 1. Ford/Kissinger had 'carrots & sticks' strategy of 110 A-7 for $500 million in exchange for Pak giving up the French reprocessing plant. 2. Carter only had sticks strategy. Virtually...

Pakistan approached the U.S. for 110 used A-7 for $500 million in 1974. When the Soviets intervened in Afghanistan the U.S. offered F-5E Tiger II. As obvious, neither aircraft were acquired in the end. The first line was not the case until Carter became president. Ford was willing to sell...

& you remind of misconstrue-police that runs rampant now & then. No, that was not my intent: to act like haram police, acting self-righteous (certainly not) and telling you what to believe and what not to believe. It is a simple fact. If the DoD &/or Statement department release info it is an...

I see we are still clinging on to hopes spurred by unsubstantiated rumours. Nothing is true or valid unless DoD or State Department say something.

Rubish it or not, Pakistan needs to convey a few messages clearly: 1. It is Pakistan's sovereign right to acquire whatever military asset it wants from whomever it wants. 2. It is Pakistan's sovereign right to host, or not, any foreign military on its soil, air, or waters for its security or...