Pakistan decides to delay F-16 deal with US

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ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has decided to delay signing a deal to purchase F-16 aircraft from the US after it found that the planes would be delivered without electronic warfare systems, which are vital for real time monitoring. The F-16 deal is thought to be Pakistan's reward for assisting the US in the war on terror, but relations between the two allies are on a low in recent months.

After the Pakistani Air Force complained that the warfare components were missing, the Ministry of Defense requested the US Secretary of Air Force International Affairs, (SAIFA) to extend the date of purchase till December 31 this year, according to a report in Pakistani weekly Friday Times. Pakistan was thought to be on the verge of signing the letter of acceptance (LOA) for purchase of 36 F-16 fighters, but the deal looks to be in murky waters now.

Earth Times

[NewJeffCT]

1. First we want to bomb them back to the Stone Age

Then, we sell them F-16s... talk about flip-flops!

[Ezlivin]

2. Stone Age F-16 - Fred Flintstone's flapping arms stick out the sides

Hey, we could use some of those cars he used way back then. It would sure get some good "mileage".

[DainBramaged]

3. For that part of the world, they are starships

[partylessinOhio]

4. More and more countries are seeing that Bush Sux!