Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Jordan has delivered U.S.-origin fighter-jets to Pakistan. Pakistan has received the first of 13 F-16A/B multi-role fighters from Jordan. Pakistani sources said five aircraft arrived and were deployed by the Pakistan Air Force on April 27. “This new fighter would increase the capacity of the Air Force,” Pakistan Air Force […]
LIGNET.com As the search for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 drags on without a trace of wreckage at sea, the likelihood of foul play looms larger. One country keeps rising to the top of the list of suspects: Pakistan. Ten days after the flight vanished, LIGNET learned that engineers at Boeing, the plane’s manufacturer, believed the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia was said to have asked Pakistan for tens of thousands of troops to protect the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom. Two Pakistani dailies reported that Riyad requested the deployment of two Pakistan Army divisions, or 30,000 troops, to protect the Arab kingdom. In early February, the newspapers, Roznama Naya […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs staff in Islamabad Saudi Arabia’s concern over the growing regional strategic dominance of Iran rose to unprecedented levels when the U.S. Barack Obama Administration abandoned support for the Saudi, Turkish, and Qatari plans to escalate the war against Iranian ally Syria in 2013. Instead the White House began […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have decided to enhance security cooperation. The two Muslim allies have signed what was described as major security cooperation accords during the three-day visit by Saudi Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz. Officials said the agreements would facilitate the extradition of suspects and the employment […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has been examining the prospect of becoming a partner in Pakistan’s fighter jet program. Officials said the Saudi Defense Ministry has been reviewing Pakistan’s JF-17 fighter jet program. The officials said representatives of the ministry as well as the Royal Saudi Air Force were examining the feasibility […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Saudi Arabia has employed Pakistan to enhance internal security for the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom. Diplomats said the Saudi royal family has been working with Pakistan to bolster security in the GCC state. They said Pakistan would supply trained personnel for most of the Saudi armed forces, including police and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Bahrain plans to enhance military cooperation with Pakistan. Officials said the two Asian Muslim states discussed military cooperation during the visit to Islamabad by Bahraini National Guard commander Gen. Mohammed Bin Issa Al Khalifa. The officials said Mohammed, who met Pakistan Chief of Staff Gen. Rashid Mahmoud on Dec. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Originally published May 30, 2013 By Grace Vuoto The media is now consistently referring to three scandals engulfing the Obama presidency, even using a shorthand expression such as a “trifecta” of troubling incidents. Yet, there is a scandal brewing that is worse than the Department of Justice violating freedom of the press, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Saudi Arabia was said to have paid Pakistan for nuclear weapons, meant for delivery once Iran achieves such capability. European and Israeli sources said Saudi Arabia has invested hundreds of millions of dollars into Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program. They said Islamabad has already assembled an unspecified number of nuclear warheads […]