PAF to get 14 F-16s by June: Rao

ISLAMABAD Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman Thursday said that Pakistan will take delivery of 14 F-16 jet fighters from America by June this year.
Briefing the visiting Senates Standing Committee on Defence and Defence production about operational preparedness and air defence system, PAF chief said that more new jet fighters and missiles would be inducted in the fleet. The Air Chief also informed the Standing Committee about skills of PAF in recent war against terrorism in Swat and Malakand.
Speaking on the occasion, Chairman of the Standing committee, Lt Gen (Retd) Javed Ashraf Qazi expressed his full satisfaction over PAFs preparedness to meet any eventuality.
He assured the air chief that the committee would do its best to make sure that PAF gets adequate funds from the government to continue with its development programme.