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Not to forget, J-10 was still under development and PAF was still holding onto hopes of getting its F-16s from the US. Cash strapped Pakistan would be cautious at committing to the amount and payment plan you have mentioned for as-yet an underdeveloped platform with underdeveloped avionics and...

There has been an impression that there are going to be multiple, or at least, more than one Block-III prototypes. If true, this prototype should not be deemed as the final product. The flight of this Block-III-P-I might have been conducted to test some of the crucial upgrades. Other major...

That is indeed the case. But in terms of national wealth and economic size, Pakistan is still the second largest in South Asia. If trends don't improve then BD has a chance to overtake Pakistan in that department as well.

What veterinarian has she been visiting?

Trends and measures to combat poverty in Bangladesh and Nigeria are improving though. If India and Pakistan continue with their current political-economic trends Bangladesh might overtake Pakistan as the second wealthiest country in South Asia and India as the most powerful or at least most...

Who broke her heart?

Hi; I would be very uncomfortable with marketing JF-17B as a mere LIFT platform. Making and marketing it along the lines of Growler may be more attractive. But the question is, do the Gulf States require such a platform? The Gulf States buy the most advance aircraft out there, but this is...

With Rafale, Eurofighter, F-15 and Mirage-2000 in QEAF I don't know why Qatar would buy JF-17? They have enough financial resources to go for more of Western options. If I remember correctly, we were trying to get those Mirages 10-15 years back and so were the Indians. The deal fell through...

No, it will not be. The tracks are not complete and no buses have been made available for the project.

The Hatf-II SRBM that SUPARCO built and the present day Hatf-II Abdali are two different systems. It remains unclear whether the Abdali (new) is SUPARCO's product or NESCOM's. Having said that you have more or less hit the bullseye. Though I do not think SUPARCO would be directly used for a...

Agreed. Though, I think they might be at least 7 to 10 years away from producing and maturing VTOL/STOVL technology. Not to forget an engine at par with P&W F135. The aircraft itself might be even further away.

I wouldn't buy into anything the YouTube videos say. I found most YouTube defence and journalistic channels as a mean to fifteen-minutes-of-fame for people pretending to be military, academic or journalistic experts. Most of their analysis is also amateurish. Suffice to say, they usually conjure...

Keep your friends close and enemies closer; which ever the case may be with the US we need to keep it close. Suffice to say, the US Congress (the real opposition to Pakistan) has recently been vehemently more critical of India over Kashmir issue then our own government and state. DoD is another...

Until and unless PCB is shifted to Islamabad and freed from its defunct administrative structure and selection philosophy.

Might have been in a coma or something, but when did the PN change its uniform?

PCB/Misbah didn't give a chance to inform Fawad Alam against SL in the ongoing test in his home town of Karachi and you are suggesting them to select the Brohi boy. Cricket will die unless IK moves PCB to Islamabad.

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If I remember correctly, public hanging is not legal in Pakistan. Not anymore.

The bill is designed to attract Hindus (alongside Sikhs and other minorities) from Pakistan, BD and other places so India would give them domicile certificate from Kashmir. In this way, they will be able to undermine the Muslim majority in the Kashmir. From what it appears, this ploy has been in...

If I remember correctly, the US had agreed to providing spares and other items related to F-16s around the time of IK-Trump meeting. Don't know if this is in addition to that or whether the same agreement has now been awarded to a US firm. As for 36 new F-16s lets wait for more reliable...