The Bush administration has formally notified Congress of its intention to proceed with a fighter-jet sale to Pakistan worth up to $5 billion. Pakistan is to purchase as many as 36 new-model F-16 fighter aircraft and may also acquire some used F-16's.
The Congress will have 30 days in which to reject the offer to Pakistan.
However that is considered unlikely, since the Bush administration has been consulting informally with key members of the Senate and House for several months and no major objections have been raised.
The State Department said the deal calls for Pakistan to purchase 18 new F-16's with an option to buy 18 more.
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