PAF denies airlifting horse gifted by PM to Qatar emir

[Sulman Badshah]

PAF denies airlifting horse gifted by PM to Qatar emir
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The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Wednesday denied that its aircraft has been used for the airlifting of a horse to Qatar, gifted by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to the Emir of Qatar, reported DawnNews.

"It is clarified that the news aired on some channels regarding the airlifting of a horse to Qatar in a C-130 aircraft is baseless and incorrect," said the PAF spokesperson.

Copy of the letter


The spokesperson added that the PAF strongly denies the content of this news.

However, a letter available with Dawn.com stated that a "special aircraft (C-130) carrying a horse will travel to Qatar on 1 February, 2017 instead of 28 January, 2017".

The letter added that the "horse is a gift from the Prime Minister of Pakistan to the Emir of Qatar State"

"The diplomatic flight clearance should be valid for 72 hrs for the journey," the document further added.

The letter was sent by the deputy chief of protocol in the foreign ministry.

Information minister denies gift
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Maryam Aurangzeb clarified that the horse was to be gifted to the emir during his visit to Pakistan.

She said on the state-run PTV that the news was baseless and no horse was airlifted to Qatar.

 

[Rashid Mahmood]

Well the registration number and callsign of the C-130 is also given, this letter is not fake.

Probably due to the leak of this letter,

maybe the PAF refused to use the C-130, but as these a/c are the property of the GOP and not the PAF, the GOP can use them wherever they want.
Or
the GOP decided not to proceed with this plan, in order to avoid the stories on the media specially during the Panama case.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

I did not believe what I read on this thread but I suppose the horse belongs on te airforce thread

 

[Sage]

So where did the money come from for buying this horse?

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

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