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    Featured Three Nigerian JF-17 Almost Ready For Delivery From PAC

    Two JF-17s under construction, 1 behind NAF722 is a bravo, and one on the right is most probably also bravo. Hopefully, PAC will meet its 2020 target regarding JF-17B. BlocK III is still in doubt.
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    Indian soldier dies of cardiac arrest during CASO in Shopian

    In IOK Indian soldiers can die due to any possible reason other than combat. If tomorrow some Indian soldier dies due to a shaving cut then don't be surprised.
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    JF-17 Block-3 -- Updates, News & Discussion

    Any news regarding 2 Block III JF-17s, PAC was supposed to build in 2020? Only a couple of weeks left in 2020 and still no update. Even the wishlist crowd on this thread has gone quiet. Hopefully, something will be released by PAF on the upcoming first flight anniversary of Block III (15th Dec).
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    Featured *Confirmed* Mullah Omar Baloch Irani (One of Iran's most wanted) killed by Pak Forces in Turbat, Balochistan

    These types of people are Pro no-one. They work for the highest bidder. For the right price, they will do anybody's dirty work. It is possible that Pakistan has used him for some job that's about it.
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    Featured Pakistan may return $2b Saudi Arabian loan

    Your statement is correct in normal circumstances. But as it is current account is surplus and no major import orders by private sector sue to covid. recently passed strict money laundering laws are also discouraging the hoarding of USD by investors. There is an oversupply of USD in the open...
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    Featured Pakistan may return $2b Saudi Arabian loan

    The current account is in surplus and there are no major imports in recent times due to the COVID situation also USD inflow is positive due to record remittances. State bank should do a major open market operation and buy as many USD from the open market as it can and hopefully 1 billion won't...
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    Saudi Arabia set to abolish sponsorship system

    Saudi Arabia set to abolish sponsorship system Announcement next week; move to come into force in first half of 2021, October 27, 2020 In a landmark move, Saudi Arabia is set to abolish the sponsorship system effective from the first half of the next year. More than one million expatriates are...
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    Featured Keel laying ceremony of 3rd MILGEM class Corvette for Pakistan Navy held at Karachi Shipyard

    The officer on the right is wearing the ribbon rank of "captain" (colonel equivalent), Isn't he quite junior to sign the documents on such occasion?
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    Indian Air Force Bound To Reject Gripen Fighter Jets After SAAB’ Secretive Military Deal With Pakistan?

    For a long time, India has played this game and this was bound to happen. India blackmailed foreign vendors into denying Pakistan any critical technology by threatening to "blacklist" them for the Indian military procurements. This strategy of using Indian defence purchases as a mean to starve...
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    Quetta: Four suspected terrorists killed after an exchange of fire in Dasht area

    No this is not the way to do it. After every big attack, we have these encounters to balance the score and kill few foot soldiers and it's gotten old or should I say rotten. Pakistan security apparatus must be proactive and intercept the attacks before they happen. Every terrorist plot must be...
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    JF-17 Block-3 -- Updates, News & Discussion

    PAF experimenting with its prized creation and risking the whole thunder program and production schedule of block III which you are suggesting is very unlikely. IMHO lack of any update/news on Block III is by choice and not due to any complication/experimentation in the development cycle. If...
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    Featured PM Imran Khan spoke to PM of the Kingdom of Bhutan today - PMO Pakistan

    Bangladesh, Nepal, Srilanka, and now Bhutan, Looks like someone is tightening the noose. If the Maldives agrees to be under Pak-China influence then its game over for India as far as immediate neighbors are concerns. was somebody saying "isolation"?
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    Featured Iran expresses readiness to accept Pakistani investment in Chabahar

    Gwadar and now Chabahar is practically a Chinese baby as they are the one putting in the major investment. China by using diplomacy and investment has captured the whole of Arabian sea coastline in the region, thus providing China twin marine outlets for CPEC. This is how peaceful expansionism...
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    Pakistan F-16 Discussions 2

    Well Yes, pretty serious. All I am saying is that we don't have the industrial base yet, to be a true weapon producing nation. Most Weapon systems we claim to be indigenous are actually foreign-made, we just optimize/customize and to some extent localize them to our specific needs. Truth is...
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    Pakistan F-16 Discussions 2

    Thanks for the bitter truth but a reality check every now and then gives us the true picture of our capabilities and how much dependent we are on foreign vendors. We always think/discuss Pakistan's plane building capabilities in terms of big-ticket items like engines/radars/avionics/missiles...
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