Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Speaking to ThePrint, Salman Akram urges dignity in tragedy, recalling the loss of his brother, Wing Commander Nauman Akram, in similar crash & the mockery his family faced after.
Pakistan’s foreign office said ceasefire with Afghanistan came into effect ‘with mutual consent’, while Taliban maintained Islamabad ‘requested and insisted’ on it.
While Pakistani authorities have not clarified what intended target was, the incident adds to a troubling pattern of PAF strikes killing civilians, including women and children.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
Pakistan is said to have finalised the purchase of up to 40 stealth fighters. If the delivery takes place, it will mark the first international export of the Chinese aircraft.
Satellite imagery indicates damage inflicted by Indian airstrikes on Pakistani airbases in early hours of 10 May was greater than earlier reports had indicated.
India used multiple types of aircraft, air to surface missiles & air defence systems to inflict damage to PAF. Almost all strikes were covered by high-res recon UAVs & satellites.
In Episode 1573, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at IAF’s role in supporting ground forces & weakening Pakistan Air Force, which was positioned in the west to delay Indian advance during the war.
Salim Khan’s doctor had no right to speak to media with the family's permission. A few doctors in Mumbai act like major celebrities themselves and love the attention.
FY 2022-23 was the first normal economic year in recent years, said Saurabh Garg, Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, in an interview with ThePrint.
The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.
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