Islamabad may get 24 F-16s, Delhi 125

Islamabad may get 24 F-16s, Delhi 125

From Our Correspondent
ISLAMABAD - US Secretary of State of State Condoleezza Rice is expected to signal US willingness to sell Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-16 fighter jest to both Pakistan and India when she visits the region this week, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
The tentative plans call for the US to sell Pakistan about two dozen of the aircraft, while India could buy as many as 125, the Journal reported, citing US officials and others with knowledge of the matter. “We’re going to talk to India and Pakistan about our expanding security and defence relationship, but we’re not planning any announcement during this trip,” a senior State Department official traveling with Rice said.