US notifies Congress of 1.3 billion arms package for Pakistan
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The United States has notified Congress of a possible 1.3 billion dollar arms package for Pakistan, including eight P-3C Orion planes to beef up surveillance of its coasts and borders to stop the movement of terrorists and drug smugglers, defense officials said.
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US President George W. Bush has decided to officially warn Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf that the Democratic-led US Congress could cut aid to Islamabad, if it fails to step up its hunt for Al-Qaeda militants, The New York Times reported online late Sunday.
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India has told Washington of its disapproval of a possible $1bn US arms package for nuclear rival Pakistan.
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US Congress negotiators agree on the text of a landmark nuclear deal with India before it goes to vote.
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The United States will build stronger  defense ties with India, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  vowed on Thursday, but New Delhi said proposed U.S. arms sales  to Pakistan could affect relations with Washington.
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ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: Islamabad has expressed concern over statements emanating from New Delhi that the US sale of F-16 fighter jets or any other military hardware to Pakistan could have a
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Congress this week slapped restrictions on US military aid to Pakistan, creating a rift with the George W. Bush administration on how aggressively to pursue democratic reform there, congressional observers said.
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Â· Islamist trio had 700kg of explosives say officialsÂ· US bases, pubs and airport said to be on target list
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Pakistan and United States have signed a letter of acceptance for a multi-billion dollar package to supply the Pakistan Air Force with F-16 warplanes, an air force spokesman said on Monday.
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The US has said it will fully back any action that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf takes to capture Osama bin Laden. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said this at his daily press briefing on
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Washington, Nov. 14 (NNN): The United States has welcomed the Indian announcement of reduction of troops in troubled Jammu and Kashmir state.
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said he discussed with US President George W. Bush a potential purchase of American F-16 fighter jets to upgrade the defense capability of his country.
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The U.S. administration is opposed to provisions of a bill now in the hands of Congress which would link military aid for Pakistan to its efforts to tackle the Taliban, the U.S. embassy said.
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The United States says it fully supports Pakistan's renewed drive to crush Islamic militants in the north-west of the country.
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The US Congress on Saturday approved a 447 billion US dollar defense bill, which would providea 3.5 percent raise for military personnel and 25 billion dollars to support US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The US president is to ask Congress for an extra $82bn to pay for military activities in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The US says it is sending some 3,200 more marines to Afghanistan to help Nato fight the Taleban.