First, thank you Vishnu Som for that first hand explanation!
Second, I posted that link because of certain relevance but
it is a single viewpoint perspective. It just has the advantage
of being about the latest Red Flag to feature the IAF.

As Vishnu Som explained, Red Flag is about learning to cooperate
on aerial war scenarii. In the same way, the PAF did not
“get to face the F-22 in Al-Dhafra”. The F-22 and Typhoon and
Rafale were there to “get to know each other. The bragging rights notwithstanding, the training of airforces that will fight together
if at all was the main reason for their simultaneous presence.
You can add the fact that the place is “quiet” ( Think of the time
it took for infos to get back to us, LOL. ) and a little political
inference would bring up the idea of Show of Presence to Iran.

So the PAF could be said to have been “also there”, no disrespect
intended to our Pakistani friends.

Under the RoE, the IAF did just fine in Red Flag IMHO.

Good day all.

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Looks more than ”also there” to me. I doubt all these air forces were there to learn aerobatic displays.

And yet they let Pakistan Air force play around with F22 in the recent exercises in Dubai.

The passenger figure on BBC might be referring to the second incident involving a PIA 777.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1192207_airport_makes_changes_after_air_accident_report

Is Pakistan going to have a probe fitted to the F-16s to allow refueling from the MIDAS?

Pakistan is looking at boom equipped A-310 MRTT and surplus KC-135 from US airforce.

They are getting training for aerial refuelling from USAF.

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3801474

Accroding to the following website PAF shot down 2 Mig-23.

”On 12 September 1988, Flight Lieutenant Khalid Mahmood, leading a formation of two F-16s, intercepted a formation of six Mig-23s intruding from Afghanistan. In a quick action he shot down two Mig-23 aircraft. Later, on 3 November the same year, he shot down an SU-22 aircraft near Thal.

He is now a Group Captain and is serving in the Project JF-17 Thunder.”

http://www.paf.gov.pk/Airwarriors.htm

How did the Americans know that the missile modified was supplied in the Regan era and is not from the lot provided in 96-97?

Maybe Pakistanis played with them during the decade long sanctions period, I wouldn’t blame them for it myself.

No wonder Pakistanis call that period blessing in disguise.

I don’t see any advantage in a land attack harpoon for Pakistan navy, they will have to come dangerously close to Indian soil to launch them, better put their efforts towards developing the naval Babur.

Pakistan has sponsored numerable terrorit groups and provides safe havens to others. Pakistan is a terrorit state whose terrorist activities are bringing it to the brink of state failure.

I am not taking any sides, merely saying that we should not look each at event in isolation. Pakistan has accused India of terrorist activities in Pakistan too; there was a RAW agent on death row in Pakistan some time ago for carrying out bombings.

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/pakistan-to-reconsider-death-penalty-for-alleged-india-spy_10028834.html

India has also been sponsoring Balochi separatists

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C11%5C28%5Cstory_28-11-2008_pg7_14

Again my point is that Mumbai attacks didn’t come out of the blue. Both countries have been trying to get one up on each other. They could join forces and work for the development of the entire region.

I am not sure what moral high ground western nations have any more in these terrorist attrocities, they were arming Saddam, dealing with these same jihadis to hurt Soviets and calling Mandela a terrorist back in time.