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Thursday, July 31, 2008

US completes delivery of F-16 Aircraft to Pakistan

The United States has completed the delivery of 14 F-16 aircraft to Pakistan with the Monday's handing over of a fresh batch of four planes, the US embassy has said.

The Acting Commander of US Central Command, Lt. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, handed over four F-16 jet fighter aircraft to Pakistan Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed in a ceremony at a Pakistan Air Force Base here.

The handing over completes the delivery of 14 F-16 aircraft the United States agreed to provide Pakistan under the Foreign Military Sales program, the embassy said in a statement.

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