F-16 fighter jets

F-16s built by Lockheed Martin have been on Ukraine's wish list for a long time because of their destructive power

Turkey's parliament ratified Sweden's NATO membership bid on Tuesday

Afghan Taliban deny Masood Azhar’s presence

State Dept approves $450m potential sale of aircraft-related equipment

India, the world's top defence importer, is conducting a US$100-billion upgrade of its Soviet-era military hardware

Comments come in wake of Red Flag 16-4 exercises

US lawmakers moved to stop the government from funding a sale of eight F-16 jets to Pakistan

There is a vast trust deficit that is akin to circular debt in that every attempt to retire it fails

The failure of US policy in Afghanistan is reflected in its frustrations against Pakistan

US says Pakistan should pay if it wants F-16 deal to go through

Previously, Islamabad was supposed to pay only $270m while US was to pay $430m for the fighter jets

Obama administration took the decision after an order by US Senate's Foreign Relations Committee, says BBC Urdu...

Lawmakers voted 71 to 24 against an attempt introduced by Republican Senator Rand Paul to prevent the sale

Pakistan has expressed its surprise over the Indian reaction to the proposed deal

US rejects Indian concerns over sale of fighter jets and related equipment to Pakistan

Foreign office spokesperson asserts US announced that sale is to enhance precision strike capability

US official says Congress raised concerns in regard to financing the sale, not the transfer itself

India disappointed with US decision, foreign ministry says it disagrees that such arms transfers help combat terrorism

The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said it had notified lawmakers about the possible sale