ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday said Pakistan has witnessed a surge in aircraft order after a four-day military standoff with India last year and, if materialized, they could end the country’s reliance on the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The statement came hours after a high-level Bangladeshi defense delegation met Pakistan’s Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu to discuss a potential sale of JF-17 Thunder aircraft, a multi-role fighter jointly developed by China and Pakistan that has become the backbone of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) over the past decade.

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu and a high-level Bangladeshi defense delegation on Tuesday discussed strengthening air force cooperation and the…

ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday said Pakistan has witnessed a surge in aircraft order after a four-day military standoff with India last year and, if…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy chief and the head of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) discussed strengthening defense cooperation on Thursday amid Dhaka’s ongoing tensions with Islamabad’s…

Islamabad’s defence diplomacy is driving new interest in the JF-17 fighter jet following Pakistan-India clashes.