Ishaq Dar assures PAF Chief of meeting financial needs of armed forces

[Gryphon]

July 13, 2013

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt called on the Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar in his office on Saturday.

Air Marchal Tahir Rafique Butt briefed the Finance Minister on the development needs of Pakistan Air Force including financial matters.

The Finance Minister said that national security was the highest priority of the government of Prime Minister Muhmmad Nawaz Sharif and the government will meet all the needs of Armed Forces including the Air Force.

Air Marshal Tahir Rafiq Butt thanked the government and the Finance Ministry for extending support to Pakistan Air Force and assured that they will replicate austerity measures without compromising operational readiness.

Ishaq Dar assures PAF Chief of meeting financial needs of armed forces - The Lahore Times

Federal Minister for Finance, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar being presented a souvenir by Air Chief Marshal, Tahir Rafique Butt. (INP PHOTO)

 

[SQ8]

Almost mirrors the image of Oliver Twist asking "Please sir, may I have some more".

 

[AUSTERLITZ]

Almost mirrors the image of Oliver Twist asking "Please sir, may I have some more".

Man u are cruel sometimes,thats ur own airforce ur talking about.

 

[Jungibaaz]

Man u are cruel sometimes,thats ur own airforce ur talking about.

Harsh but realistic.
He said it right.

 

[Argus Panoptes]

Almost mirrors the image of Oliver Twist asking "Please sir, may I have some more".

Harsh but realistic.
He said it right.

Dar Sahib somehow has to justify the 5% tax on Lunda Bazaar clothes too, after all.

 

[Luftwaffe]

PAF Funding was never adequate atleast since 2008. The needed numbers were atleast 150 JF-17 at one point figure went to 250 and back to 150 and now not even 150.

Obviously Oliver Twist is not over feeding it is something necessary, call it "urgent requirements".

Hash/realistic would have been only called at had PAF been consuming all too much and asking for even more, Here PAF is asking legitimate share as PAF was deprived of it most of it was eaten away by Pak Army and civilian Government "ogra oil & gas, railways, pia, steel mills, NICL case, ephedrine case, punjab metro, presidential/pm spendings. So people should not complain it was bound to happen PAF had to raise the voice and it did finally someone woke up.

 

[Sinnerman108]

Almost mirrors the image of Oliver Twist asking "Please sir, may I have some more".

Hmmm .. NS's dislike of PA and it's associations .. may prompt him to beef PAF.

 

[SQ8]

PAF Funding was never adequate atleast since 2008. The needed numbers were atleast 150 JF-17 at one point figure went to 250 and back to 150 and now not even 150.

Obviously Oliver Twist is not over feeding it is something necessary, call it "urgent requirements".

Hash/realistic would have been only called at had PAF been consuming all too much and asking for even more, Here PAF is asking legitimate share as PAF was deprived of it most of it was eaten away by Pak Army and civilian Government "ogra oil & gas, railways, pia, steel mills, NICL case, ephedrine case, punjab metro, presidential/pm spendings. So people should not complain it was bound to happen PAF had to raise the voice and it did finally someone woke up.

You misread the Oliver Twist analogy.. the fact that it was a feeble plea.. which was unlikely to be heard is what this is as well.

Hmmm .. NS's dislike of PA and it's associations .. may prompt him to beef PAF.

I sincerely doubt it. UNLESS.. the PAF tried to sell him the idea of private shares in PAC and the possible money he could make off JF-17 sales.

 

[Gentelman]

well maybe he is there to meet up plans of 2025 moderinazation which were off the cource but if our economy stabalizes and GOP manages to take PKR value up and USD down i.e 1 USD equal to 70-80 PKR then it would benifit our Armed forces much more than giving some extra funds or helping them……
PAC should also keep its keen intrest on producing commercial products and also introducing them in local markets in atleast 10 Major cities of Pakistan……

 

[Gryphon]

PAF Funding was never adequate atleast since 2008. The needed numbers were atleast 150 JF-17 at one point figure went to 250 and back to 150 and now not even 150.

PAF plans at least 150 JF-17 and may eventually acquire 250 depending on the resources available..

It won't go below 150 as AFDP 2025 requires all obsolete jets to be replaced on one-on-one basis ..


Any idea what's the progress on the J-10B deal...

& Aren't we going for more F-16's ??

@Oscar @Aeronaut @Umair Nawaz @fatman17 @Gentelman @A.Rafay

 

[muse]

You misread the Oliver Twist analogy.. the fact that it was a feeble plea.. which was unlikely to be heard is what this is as well.



I sincerely doubt it. UNLESS.. the PAF tried to sell him the idea of private shares in PAC and the possible money he could make off JF-17 sales.

Where have we heard this idea before? But seriously this meeting has more to do with what friends in China have raised concerns about - Their considerable investment seen as being for naught may present a image which may keep others have seriously considering meaningful relations

 

[Pakistanisage]

@Armstrong yeh kia conspiracy chal rahi hai Bhai ?

Sub DARS or BUTTTS jama ho gaye hein.

Kiya Pakistan ko take over kernay ka irada hai Kashmiriyon ka ?

 

[fatman17]

what else is our good finance minister going to say to the PAF chief.....

 

[Luftwaffe]

what else is our good finance minister going to say to the PAF chief.....

Finance Minister: "sir jee bey fikr rahain"

 

[Secur]

Finance Minister: "sir jee bey fikr rahain"

He was expected to do that after Nawaz Sharif was taken inside the ISI HQ under the pretext of briefing