Wednesday, May 11th, 2016
US decision to halt fighter jets raises concerns about anti-Pakistan sentiment
BEIJING, 11 MAY (DNA) – Pakistan is disappointed at a recent U.S. Congress decision to block the country’s purchase of F-16 fighter aircraft for its fight against the insurgents in the difficult mountainous terrain, the Chinese media has reported. The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama had provisionally approved to the sale of eight F-16s in February, however, a sub-committee on Asia and Pacific of the U.S. Congress Committee on Foreign Affairs blocked the subsidized deal earlier this month. The administration was to pay 430 million U.S. dollars in subsidiesRead More
Ali Haider Gilani handed over to Pakistan officials in Kabul
ISLAMABAD: Son of ex-prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Ali Haider Gilani, who was recovered in an operation in Afghanistan three years after being kidnapped, was handed over to Pakistan officials in Kabul on Wednesday. A special aircraft left Islamabad for Kabul to fly back home Ali Haider, who was recovered in a joint operation of Afghan and US forces from an Al Qaeda compound in Afghanistan’s Paktika province. Senior protocol officials of Foreign Office and brother of Ali Haider Gilani are in Kabul to bring Ali Haider home, said Foreign Office spokespersonRead More