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Pakistan Arrested an Islamist Cleric Whom the US Has Designated as a Terrorist

ISLAMABAD, (BM) - Police in Pakistan have arrested an Islamist cleric whom the United States has designated as a global terrorist for his alleged role in the deadly 2008 attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting VOA News. Hafiz Saeed, the founder of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant group and head…

Pakistan Demanded India Removes Its Military Jets from the Pakistani-Indian Border

ISLAMABAD, (BM) - Pakistan has declined the request to open its airspace for Indian commercial flights and demanded that New Delhi first removes its military jets from the Pakistani-Indian border, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting GlobalSecurity and according Aviation Secretary Shahrukh Nusrat statement on Friday. "The Indian government…

The Second ATR-72 Twin-Engine Maritime Patrol Aircraft Has Been Delivered to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, (BM) - The Pakistan Navy (PN) has received the second of two ATR-72 twin-engine turboprops converted into maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) under a contract signed in 2015, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Jane`s. In a 10 July press release Germany-based company Rheinland Air Service (RAS) said that it handed over the second…

Pakistan and Russia Increase Defence – Related Cooperation and Security of the Region

ISLAMABAD, (BM) - Commander in Chief Russian Ground Forces General Oleg Salyukov called on COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss defence cooperation between the two countries and the regional security situation, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting private Pakistani TV channel Samaa. He also met with Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal…

Pakistan Has Planned the JF-17 Block 3’s Maiden Flight for the End of 2019

ISLAMABAD, (BM) - The PAF has slated the JF-17 Block 3’s maiden flight for the end of 2019, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. It then expects to fly the fighter operationally in 2020. The PAF Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Mujahid Anwar Khan, said that the PAF will also procure 26 twin-seat JF-17Bs alongside the 50 Block 3s. …