Pakistan no longer buying F-16s from U.S. will approach Jordan instead

Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said his Islamabad has given up hope of buying F-16s from the United States, his country will now source second-hand aircraft from Jordan instead.

Jordanian F-16 landing
By Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

He made the disclosure during a briefing session with the Senate Standing Committee on Defense and Foreign Policy on Jun. 13.