Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry
The F-35 is an absolute disaster, and it needs to go. The scandals around it are legion.
The supersonic stealth plane called the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was supposed to be the greatest and best military plane the world has ever seen. While the United States' stealthy...
By Yusra Salim
Published: January 26, 2016
ORMARA: Zakia Jamali always had her eyes set on a career in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). But when her first career option shut its door on her, it didn’t kill her dream; she went on to serve her country by joining the Pakistan Navy (PN) as a...
US, UK rubbished India’s ‘evidence’ against Pakistan in Mumbai attacks, says Wikileaks
ISLAMABAD: Following Pathankot attack, the Indian media and government authorities have been referring to Mumbai attack as Pakistan’s work despite the fact that the Wikileaks had shown both the US and the...
Pakistan Is Caught in the Middle of the Conflict Between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Omar Waraich
It has large Sunni and Shi‘ite populations and needs the cooperation of both Riyadh and Tehran
After severing ties with Iran — following the torching of the Saudi embassy in Tehran by protesters...
But you failed to mention genocide of West Pakistanis committed by Bangladeshis before Pakistan army took action. It was basically reaction, so don't keep on crying. What goes around comes around.
End of conversation.
Pakistan in talks with US to procure latest F-16 jets: Air chief
MATEEN HAIDER
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman on Monday said Pakistan is in negotiations with the United States to procure the latest F-16 fighter jets, but did not specify an exact number.
“We are in...
Pakistan’s army is building an arsenal of ”tiny” nuclear weapons—and it’s going to backfire
Pakistan has the fastest growing nuclear arsenal and, within the next five to ten years, it is likely to double that of India, and exceed those of France, the United Kingdom, and China. Only the...
Very well said. That was one of the dumbest mistakes Pakistan ever committed. Pakistan had a golden opportunity to acquire modern hardware but she blew it. Ego will take you no where. Time is coming when Pakistan will be all alone in the world.
Why Pakistan should recognize Israel
"We can no longer blame the US, India and Israel for anything and everything that happens in our country".
By NOMAN SAJJAD
Sometimes it becomes inexorable and practical to change the paradigms, let the past stay in the past and forget about historical...
David Axe
November 8, 2015
Lockheed Martin, which manufactures the iconic F-16 jet fighter, just completed a two-year test that simulated a staggering 92 years of normal flying for one of the single-engine planes.
That’s a long time. And amazingly, the F-16 — a 1990s-vintage Block 50 version —...
In the India-Pakistan Conflict, the Stakes Are Higher Than Ever
Analysis, NOVEMBER 4, 2015
Forecast
Indian and Pakistani military doctrines that evolved over the past decade will greatly raise the stakes in any future Indo-Pakistani conflict.
Pakistan will continue to invest in...
Pakistan’s mini-nukes won’t guarantee security, only annihilation
Pakistan believes that dropping low-yield nukes on India will counter a conventional attack and yet the war will remain limited. This is stupid.
Pervez Hoodbhoy
That Pakistan may first use nuclear weapons in a future war with...
Instead of buying new F-16s, why not just to upgrade existing F-16s to V level. The F-16V is a common sense upgrade for F-16s that need to stay relevant for decades to come and its “open architecture” allows for further upgrades down the line. This face-lift of the F-16 is almost entirely...
Latest Indian, French warplane deal runs into problems: sources
NEW DELHI: India's order of 36 French-made Rafale fighter jets has run into trouble with government officials struggling to agree sales terms, sources said, four months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi intervened to break a...
(7) Pakistan is no place for Academia
Last year Pakistan broke its own record for the world's youngest Microsoft Certified Professional. A scientist of Pakistani origin made an unprecedented discovery in neuroscience. It was the only Asian country to obtain CERN's (European Council for Nuclear...