Pakistan to get Lockheed F-16 aircraft
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About $US10 billion in US funding has been given to Pakistan since 2001 because Washington views Pakistan as a key ally in President George W Bush's campaign against terrorism. AS part of this funding, Lockheed will sell 12 F-16C plus 6 F-16D planes to Pakistan the Pentagon said in its daily list of defense contract awards. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American multirole jet fighter aircraft developed by General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin for the United States Air Force. Designed as a lightweight fighter, it evolved into a successful multirole aircraft
Pakistani officials are currently considering whether to go ahead with a January 8 election after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
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