F - 16s needed for counter- terror Ops - Pak tells US

[third eye]

F-16s needed for counterterror ops, Pakistan tells US - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

WASHINGTON: Pakistan said on Monday at the start of strategic talks with the United States that a contentious sale of F-16 fighter jets would strengthen country's ability to mount counter-terrorist operations and promote regional stability.

The US government this month approved the sale of the aircraft, radar and electronic warfare equipment to Pakistan in a deal worth nearly $700 million.

Neighboring India opposes the sale, which has drawn criticism from some US lawmakers. Congress could block the deal, although such action is rare.

Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz said he appreciated the US leadership's public assessment that Pakistan uses F-16s effectively against terrorists.

Secretary of State John Kerry last week told a House committee that Pakistan's existing fleet of F-16s has been critical for its counter-terrorism fight on its western border with Afghanistan.

But Aziz urged the Obama administration to do more “to bring Congress fully in the picture about the positive steps taken by Pakistan to further our mutual interests and the very significant change in ground realities that has taken place in the past two-and-a-half years,".

Kerry did not mention the F-16s sale in his remarks on Monday, but he commended Pakistan's counter terrorism operations, including in North Waziristan, a tribal area where militants have launched cross-border attacks into Afghanistan.

Kerry welcomed Pakistan's commitment to not differentiate among terrorist groups.

He said groups like the Haqqani network and Lashkar-e-Taiba seek to undermine Pakistan's relations with its neighbors.

Kerry also said they would also discuss Pakistan's “obligations of being a responsible state with nuclear weapons,“.

Kerry noted that the US and Russia had succeeded in reducing their nuclear stockpiles. “We are moving in the other direction, and I think it's important for Pakistan to really process that reality and put that front and center in its policy,” Kerry said.

He looked forward to Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif being among world leaders attending a nuclear security summit to be hosted by President Barack Obama in Washington at the end of March.

 

[That Guy]

"Kerry noted that the US and Russia had succeeded in reducing their nuclear stockpiles. “We are moving in the other direction, and I think it's important for Pakistan to really process that reality and put that front and center in its policy,” Kerry said."

Pakistan didn't choose to introduce nuclear weapons in South Asia, India did. If India agrees to get rid of its stockpile, Pakistan would be less inclined to keep its own as well.

 

[cloud4000]

"Kerry noted that the US and Russia had succeeded in reducing their nuclear stockpiles. “We are moving in the other direction, and I think it's important for Pakistan to really process that reality and put that front and center in its policy,” Kerry said."

Pakistan didn't choose to introduce nuclear weapons in South Asia, India did. If India agrees to get rid of its stockpile, Pakistan would be less inclined to keep its own as well.

 

[third eye]

Pakistan didn't choose to introduce nuclear weapons in South Asia, India did. If India agrees to get rid of its stockpile, Pakistan would be less inclined to keep its own as well.

Keep it.

 

[CHD]

Keep laughing but this also gives more reason to tell the world we have to keep increasing the nuclear stockpile

 

[That Guy]

Laugh all you want, but the truth is the truth.

 

[barbarosa]

India introduce nuclear weapons in the Sub continent in 1974, what will be its result, if it go in the hands of terror or other utilization, India is responsible.

 

[Imran Khan]

we also need AIM-120 for fight terrorist

 

[SamantK]

"Kerry noted that the US and Russia had succeeded in reducing their nuclear stockpiles. “We are moving in the other direction, and I think it's important for Pakistan to really process that reality and put that front and center in its policy,” Kerry said."

Pakistan didn't choose to introduce nuclear weapons in South Asia, India did. If India agrees to get rid of its stockpile, Pakistan would be less inclined to keep its own as well.

And I wonder how Pakistanis keeps forgetting China.

Pakistan is increaing its nuclear stockpile where Indian stockpile has remained nearly same, yes Pakistan is only reacting

Where is the deeper than ocean friend China

 

[That Guy]

And I wonder how Pakistanis keeps forgetting China.

Pakistan is increaing its nuclear stockpile where Indian stockpile has remained nearly same, yes Pakistan is only reacting

Where is the deeper than ocean friend China

First of all, India's stockpile is also increasing at a fast pace, and it is set to overtake Pakistan in production rate, as it's ambitions grow. Second, Pakistan doesn't care about India's reasoning, just as India doesn't care about Pakistan's. Your point is moot.

 

[barbarosa]

All the leader of Subcontinent should to solve the problems among them not to create new problems for the people of sub continent, then you face to the out world.

 

[ito]

First of all, India's stockpile is also increasing at a fast pace, and it is set to overtake Pakistan in production rate, as it's ambitions grow. Second, Pakistan doesn't care about India's reasoning, just as India doesn't care about Pakistan's. Your point is moot.

There is no reason for India to increase its stockpile. India has far superior conventional capability compared to Pakistan so it doesn't have to rely on nuclear forces.

If you are alluding to China, India and China are more comfortable with their no first use nuke policy, hence it doesn't make sense for them to increase their stock pile.

 

[PaklovesTurkiye]

Even if the whole world gets rid of nukes, pakistan wont. Simple reason being without it sponsoring terror would be risky business.

......Pakistan didn't support TTP, ISIS, LTTE and Mukti Bahini.

 

[That Guy]

There is no reason for India to increase its stockpile. India has far superior conventional capability compared to Pakistan so it doesn't have to rely on nuclear forces.

If you are alluding to China, India and China are more comfortable with their no first use nuke policy, hence it doesn't make sense for them to increase their stock pile.

Yet India continues to increase it, regardless of reason.

 

[nair]

Yet India continues to increase it, regardless of reason.

How do you know this???? I think you are believing the guess work of US think tanks.....They themselves say that they have no clue on the number of weapons both india and pak posses...... Every year they come up with a headline saying both are increasing the weapon and some how the number remained 90-110 every year......