France says Pakistani pilots not trained for Rafale jets sold to Qatar

[Tejas Spokesman]

France says Pakistani pilots not trained for Rafale jets sold to Qatar
Pakistan
Web Desk
Thu, Apr 11, 2019

NEW DELHI: France has denied the media reports suggesting Pakistani pilots received training for Rafale jets that were sold to Qatar.

Alexandre Ziegler, Ambassador of France to India, replied to a tweet claiming that the ‘first batch of pilots trained for Qatar in November 2017 were Pakistani exchange officers’.

I can confirm that it is fake news, the envoy said.

Senior Indian journalists were sharing and commenting on the news item blaming the French government for giving Pakistan access to the advanced aircraft.

"France's @Dassault_OnAir has handed over the first Rafale combat jet to Qatar. The only catch? The first lot of pilots trained for Qatar in France are 'Pakistani exchange officers',” Rezaul Hasan Laskar, Hindustan Times' Foreign Editor had first taken up the matter.


Published in February, a news story in AINonline (Aviation International News) regarding the handing over of first Rafale jet, provided details of Qatar’s deal with Dassault Aviation for the purchase of 24 fighter jets.

Indian government has also signed a ‘shady’ deal with the French plane maker to buy fighter aircraft. The agreement has come under severe criticism by the opposition parties who have accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of taking bribe from the company.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/4...ots-not-trained-for-rafale-jets-sold-to-qatar

 

[Tejas Spokesman]

Thank you France:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1116239186103689216

Even AIN Online which first published that claim has now removed it from their report:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1116309627765972994

 

[Imran Khan]

What you expect france say yes we teained them ? they may have qatri nationality but they were pakistanis

 

[Microsoft]

That news (PAF pilots on Rafales) was like giving laxatives to a patient suffering from severe diarrhea.

 

[Max]

pilots were on deputation in Qatar, so they were Qatari Pilots.

before this french also handed important files of scorpene submarine to unknown hackers

 

[Tejas Spokesman]

What you expect france say yes we teained them ? they may have qatri nationality but they were pakistanis

A Qatari national busted that possibility too.
As one can see not a single Pakistani among the pilots amd airmen who underwent Rafale training:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1116206522575589376

 

[Areesh]

A Qatari national busted that possibility too.
As one can see not a single Pakistani among the pilots amd airmen who underwent Rafale training:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1116206522575589376

Random guy from Twitter

Zero credibility

 

[Microsoft]

A Qatari national busted that possibility too.
As one can see not a single Pakistani among the pilots amd airmen who underwent Rafale training:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1116206522575589376

So Qatari national is gold standard for Indian journalism now. I see.

 

[The Eagle]

What you expect france say yes we teained them ? they may have qatri nationality but they were pakistanis

They were Qatari Pilots and the same will remain a fact.
There were no Pakistani Pilots and every document in France will mention the same. I will be happy to see that at-last Indian misunderstanding is cleared and France did it successfully. By the way I am not mentioning that how much of Qatari Forces comprises of Pakistani Exchange Officers as well as Pakistan Origin Personnel and the list will extend to other Gulf Countries as well. That is the reason as US separately mentioned Pakistani origin Pilots restricting from access to UAE Block-60 vipers.

Random guy from Twitter

Zero credibility

If Indians are convinced the we shouldn't have any issue in this regard. Isn't that a good sign for India & France, both at the same time. At least, IAF is satisfied & they are already close to start taking delivery of Rafale. Had it been with me; I am at least happy to see them being convinced like this.

 

[Dungeness]

There are many ways to feel good about themselves, and this news counts as one of them.

 

[Areesh]

If Indians are convinced the we shouldn't have any issue in this regard. Isn't that a good sign for India & France, both at the same time. At least, IAF is satisfied & they are already close to start taking delivery of Rafale. Had it been with me; I am at least happy to see them being convinced like this.

Exactly

If IAF and Indians are happy with this justification then good for them. We won't mind it.

 

[Zee-shaun]

Surprise dena humara kaam aur humare waqt par.

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

As one can see not a single Pakistani among the pilots amd airmen who underwent Rafale training:

I do not see how that picture proves anything, majority of those people can easily pass off as Pakistanis.

Pakistanis make up a huge portion of the Qatar Armed Forces, their military has historically been trained and organized by Pakistanis. There are 650 Pakistani military personnel in Qatar.

 

[war&peace]

Thank you France:

I also say thank you France..Merci
Definitely, France has to say to this...what else do you expect them to say...

 

[Crystal-Clear]

india is expecting too much from france .