Assurance: Finance Minister Dar meets air chief

Ishaq Dar said national security is the highest priority of the govt and it will meet all the needs of armed forces.

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that national security is the highest priority of the government and it will meet all the needs of armed forces including Pakistan Air Force. He said this while talking to Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt on Saturday. The air chief briefed the finance minister on the development needs of Pakistan Air Force including financial matters and thanked the government and the finance ministry for extending support to Pakistan Air Force. He also assured that they will replicate austerity measures without compromising on operational readiness.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 14^th, 2013.