Pakistan rejects reports about obtaining French submarines

[ACE OF THE AIR]

dont you like our chinese submarine？

If they did not like them why would they give an order of 8 subs.

 

[zhang5521]

If they did not like them why would they give an order of 8 subs.

The news is true?

 

[black-hawk_101]

what are the used submarine options which Pakistan may exercise?

 

[madmusti]

Go Take German Ones , stop that Shit , even it´s more expensive it´s totally worth it.

 

[SipahSalar]

The Navy brass is far too powerful; Zardari and his croons can’t do anything.

Is there even any evidence that Zardari is involved? Secondly, i won't think too highly about the Naval top brass, not long ago they along with Benazir took kick backs for another submarine purchase. ( a naval chief was even convicted)

dont you like our chinese submarine？

These are older surplus German submarines, far cheaper than the 8 submarines we are buying from China.

 

[Dalit]

Islamabad, Aug.30 : Pakistan has rejected reports about purchase of submarines from France.

Briefing Senate's Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production, Defence Production Secretary, Israr Ghumman said an evaluation committee formed by the Naval Headquarters has recommended purchase of German submarines.

Ghumman clarified that the government has not inked any agreement with France regarding the purchase of submarines as was being reported in the media.

Senator Raja Zafarul Haq said the committee was informed that several foreign submarine manufacturing companies had put up their bid to provide submarines to the Pakistan Navy, but the German submarines were preferred by the Navy on the basis of their technological superiority and cost.

He said the committee is following the submarine purchase minutely.

"The committee was following the purchase of submarines and if anybody was found involved in receiving kickbacks he would be exposed to the media," The Dawn quoted Haq, as saying.

The committee also sought continuity of safeguards for the Pakistan Ordnance Factories, Heavy Mechanical Industries and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, which were authorized through the 17th Constitutional Amendment.


Pakistan rejects reports about obtaining French submarines

That explains it all.

 

[waz]

Is there even any evidence that Zardari is involved? Secondly, i won't think too highly about the Naval top brass, not long ago they along with Benazir took kick backs for another submarine purchase. ( a naval chief was even convicted)
.

This was 6 years ago.
Someone bought this back up. It's causing confusion.