PAF Can Shoot Down US Predator Drones:Dr Samar Mubarak

Pakistan Air Force is capable of shooting down the MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicles if government of Pakistan provides it the go ahead for such mission. This was stated by the Dr Samar Mubarak Mand.

Dr Samar Mubarak Mand said that Pakistan had F-16 combat aircrafts are perfectly capable for any such mission but final decision needs to made by the government of Pakistan.

Earlier in a similar statement Chief of the Pakistan air force, Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman has also stated that Pakistan air force can intercept the MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicles if the government decides in favor of such mission.

Statement by the famous Dr Samar came after the claims by the Interior Minister Rehman Malik that Pakistan Air Force lacks the capability to intercept the Predator unmanned aerial vehicles used to strike targets in FATA by USA.