There have been lots of reports recently about Pakistan getting F-16, but this report says that no deal has be made and infact it suggests that it was only Lockheed Martin that offered the plane and not the US govt.
http://www.armscontrol.org/aca/midmonth/2004/October/F16.asp
Pakistani Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat told reporters in September that the United States would soon meet Pakistan’s 15-year-old push for F-16 fighters, providing at least 18 of the planes. In a subsequent interview with Jane’s Defence Weekly, Saadat said the transfers would probably be announced after next month’s U.S. presidential election.
Saadat appears alone in his certainty. Several Americans and Pakistanis, including government representatives of both countries, told Arms Control Today that they were not aware of any ongoing negotiations or said no agreement had been reached.
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October 20, 2004 at 6:24 pm