Pakistani Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said a full squad of 25 multipurpose J-10C fighter jets had been acquired from China.
Reflexes
- Pakistani Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said in Rawalpindi that J-10C jets can fly in any weather.
- Sheikh Rashid said that a whole squadron of aircraft will participate in the Pakistan Day celebrations on March 23 next year.
- Pakistan has a fleet of F-16 class fighter jets, which is considered a competitor to the Rafale.
Islamabad: Pakistani Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that in response to India’s purchase of Rafale jets, Pakistan purchased an entire squadron of 25 multipurpose J-10C fighter jets from China. In his hometown of Rawalpindi, Rashid said the J-10C jets can fly in any weather. He said a full squad of 25 J-10C jets would take part in the Pakistan Day celebrations on March 23 next year. Let us tell you that China claims that the J-10C is one of the best fighter jets.
Rashid couldn’t even take the plane’s name.
The minister, who often mocks his English-language co-workers by describing himself as “a graduate of medium-sized institutions in Urdu,” mispronounced the plane as J-10C instead of JS-10 on Thursday. Last year, the J-10C jet was part of a joint military exercise between Pakistan and China where Pakistani experts had the opportunity to get a closer look at the fighter jet. However, Pakistan has a fleet of US-made F-16-class fighter jets, which is considered a competitor to the Rafale.
Pakistani MP raised questions
A Pakistani MP has also raised a question mark about the capabilities of this Chinese fighter jet. The leader of the Nawaz faction of the Pakistan Muslim League, Dr. Afnan Ullah Khan, had said that the J-10 is already present in the Pakistan Air Force, so the meaning of buying a new aircraft is not understood. . He said the new plane is just an improved version of the old one. He had also said that the J-10C is not as strong as the Rafale aircraft from India.
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