Pakistan's air war on the Taliban

[Durran3]

I don't think transperency is as much a problem that people here are making out to be. I am sure the US has more than ample tools at its disposal to look closely at whats happening in SWAT. There is no reason for Holbrooke to be entering a warzone, his job is assesing whats happening in our part of the world and that assesment can be done with the many journalists and military officials who are on the front lines instead of him going in there and jeopardizing the safety and security of security personel as well as other high ranking officials.

Ambassadors don't go right in the middle of a warzone to 'assess things' and even if he did what exactly is he going to assess there? would he even have enough time to be walking around with a 100 security personal in Mingora and Swat regions by foot? What type of assessment would he do if you were to just fly over SWAT for like two hours... nothing.. might as well just stay in your hotel and let the journalists and military personel who have been there for months do the assessment and hand you in the report.

 

[muse]

You think US does not have Humint assets to give them the info about battle damage? of course they do, they want something else, and they are not hiding it, they want to be a part of the planning and execution of the mission - it's a entry, of a sorts.

Unfortunately for US, it is not trusted and unfortunately for Pakistan, it is not trusted - and so we just have to move along and allow the sceptics space to be sceptics, the world needs those as well.

 

[nightrider_saulat]

We are never going to get Block 52 until the situation changes in Afghanistan, Uncle Sam will only deliver then when they feel that they are loosing the fight.
J-10 is a good fighter with our choice of Avionics and weapons it will be a lethal fighter. If we go for J-11 nothing like it. WE have been flying twin engine's for the last 4 decades, And its not a big deal our Airmen have worked on F-6 and F-T6 long enough and they are very capable.

don't you think that naturally we rely mostly on
our multi-role aircraft(j-10,f-16 and jf-17)
instead of relying only on air superiority aircraft like j-11
which performs only single job

i think the PAF's only main reason for buying
j-10 instead of f-16 is only be it's less price
as compare to f-16

 

[blain2]

I Empathetise with you Mr. Blain, spoken as a true Pakistanie. What is troubling is precedence of Pakistan is not helping here. Likewise, there is a clear transparency of what the NATO forces are doing, therefore it applies to Pakistan as well to jointly fight these talibans and Al queda.

Sceptical mind set is going to be an uphill battle from this point onwards that Pakistan's needs to fight.

Or maybe the approach should be let this whole affair go at our pace. If the equipment is not forthcoming then Pakistan too will take her time and pick and choose battles that matter to us.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

the upgraded F16s by TAI (underway) will be capable of manning the Sniper Targetting Pods by Lockheed Martin.

therefore, there is no reason for us to purchase any more F16s apart from the 18 new ones we already ordered (and will receive in 2 years)

J-10B is a formidable aircraft. It doesnt compare to a F16D block 52, but it comes close enough to meet our requirements. And financially, it is most feasible.