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| Qureshi submits new weapon wish |
| Qureshi submits new weapon wish list to America
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 24-March-2010
7:45:6 AM |
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As the US and Pakistan open their strategic dialogue to strengthen rocky ties, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has submitted a new weapon wish list to America looking for big ticket systems.
The 56-page wish list submitted to the Obama Administration by Pakistan in fact mostly seeks those equipments that can bring the country on par with the military might of India.
Post 9/11, Pakistan has received more than USD 7 billion worth of arms sale from the US, authoritative sources said.
In fact, major US arms sales and grants to Pakistan since 2001 have included items useful for counter terrorism and counter insurgency operations, along with a number of "big ticket" platforms more suited to conventional warfare; which is primarily targeted against India.
According to Pentagon reports, total Foreign Military Sales agreements with Pakistan worth about USD 5 billion for FY2002-FY2009 (in-process sales of F-16 combat aircraft and related equipment account for about three-quarters of this).
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