Pakistan and Kingdom of Swaziland to Cooperate in Field of Defense

<div style="text-align: justify;">Pakistani government has approved the suggestion that it can give technical training to the defense forces of the Kingdom of Swaziland. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">In a meeting between the Pakistani secretary of defense production and the defense delegation of Swaziland has talked about particulars of the training were. They were also provided with the detailed briefing covering the present and planned capabilities of the defense industry of Pakistan.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Visiting delegation’s head, Dr.John M.Kunene has said that Kingdom of Swaziland is very eager to build defense ties with Pakistan to take advantage of its capabilities in field of defense.The Kingdom of Swaziland is a small African country with population of about two million. </div>

Pakistan and Kingdom of Swaziland to Cooperate in Field of Defense

Pakistani government has approved the suggestion that it can give technical training to the defense forces of the Kingdom of Swaziland. In ...

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Pakistani Peace Keeper Return from Congo

<div style="text-align: justify;">Two hundred and eight five Pakistani troops stationed in the Democratic Republic of Congo have returned to the mother land after completing their mission. These troops were stationed in Congo to support relief mission of the United Nations. Pakistani peace keeps served the UN mission in Congo for four years. Cong is small African country with a population of six million people. In total Pakistan Army has contributed 3,597 troops and Military Observers to the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC).</div>

Pakistani Peace Keeper Return from Congo

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Turkish PM Erdogan Offers PM Gilani Defence Co-operation

<div style="text-align: justify;">In a meeting with Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, Tayyip Erdogan the Turkish Prime Minister have said that turkey is working on the UAV projects along with a gunship helicopter for Turkish armed forces. He also said that his country is also producing warships and APCs.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">He added that Pakistan and Turkey can cooperate in these projects. This meeting was held in in Ankara. Pakistan and turkey have singed 17 MoUs for cooperation including defense.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turkish attack helicopter is called T-129 and it is based on the A129 Mangusta . It is designed as gunship helicopter capable of all-weather day and night missions in cooperation with the Agusta Westland, Aselsan and TAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries) under a contract worth $3 billion. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">In first stage Turkish armed forces have placed an order for 60 T129s delivery of which will start in 2013.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div>

Turkish PM Erdogan Offers PM Gilani Defence Co-operation

In a meeting with Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, Tayyip Erdogan the Turkish Prime Minister have said that turkey is working on the UAV p...

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Pakistan Air Force's F-16 C/D Block 52+ Fighter Jets at "Shahbaz" Airbase

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXn4_aIPm01EDyf1HzEEKA2NY30QHNG6fGiVdRbA21gh_k722V94APoityDVK_JaMBz248w3-vMU9e9D3mHyO0lkxkbZsHTDz2p-EQCt736NUVQMrJIusOXrTJcnNv8EA_NmFOvxnVtA/s1600/Picture+of+the+six+F-16+C+D+Block+52%252B+fighter+jets+which+were+delivered+to+the+Pakistan+Air+Force..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="186" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXn4_aIPm01EDyf1HzEEKA2NY30QHNG6fGiVdRbA21gh_k722V94APoityDVK_JaMBz248w3-vMU9e9D3mHyO0lkxkbZsHTDz2p-EQCt736NUVQMrJIusOXrTJcnNv8EA_NmFOvxnVtA/s320/Picture+of+the+six+F-16+C+D+Block+52%252B+fighter+jets+which+were+delivered+to+the+Pakistan+Air+Force..jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <blockquote>Picture of F-16 C/D Block 52+ combat aircrafts delivered to the Pakistan Air Force last month.</blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">So far a total of twelve F-16 C/D Block 52+ combat aircrafts had been delivered by the USA and last six F-16 will be delivered later this month.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">With their advance long range radar and air defense missiles, these F-16s will serve PAF as front line combat aircrafts. These aircrafts are equally capable of long-range strikes day and night in all weather with their highly accurate weapons.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> News about the arrival of these combat aircrafts was published in<a href="http://pakmr.blogspot.com/2010/11/pakistan-air-force-will-get-six-f-16-cd.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;"> <b>Pakistan Military Review</b></span></a> last month.</div>

Pakistan Air Force's F-16 C/D Block 52+ Fighter Jets at "Shahbaz" Airbase

Picture of F-16 C/D Block 52+ combat aircrafts delivered to the Pakistan Air Force last month. So far a total of twelve F-16 C/D Block 52+...

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United States's Special Ops Units Deployed in FATA

<div style="text-align: justify;">Wikileas revealed the secret deployment of the US Special Ops Units in Pakistan which was previously unknown and denied by both Pakistan and US. These United States’s Special Ops Units are integrated into the Pakistani forces operating in the FATA.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Even though the magnitude of the forces is not big but this is considered as a very noteworthy move from Pakistani side because all such requests in the past were declined. Total of sixteen US Special Force’s operators are in the FATA region.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">First such unit consisted of only four Special Forces operators which were deployed in order to help Frontier Corps launch artillery attacks on the terrorist hideouts.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Two additional Special Ops Units were positioned in the area later on. Each of these units had six operators whose job is to provide information to Pakistan Army gathered through the US satellites and Unmanned Arial Vehicles.</div>

United States's Special Ops Units Deployed in FATA

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Prime Minister Gilani Had No Problem in Lying to the Public and Media

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZoPxMKX9ryu4pjB22G0df3AQO0h9oUWIonSIMeNkbZ09-wxbugukfD73ASVvw8opTB9mzaUhUtAWrioaqWDbFDC6RoJZB2cbzttkd3jZgXI2McmldLRdPNU3XNBYpzaRllCwp-rnIA/s1600/PPP+Government+Supports+PAF+Modernisation+PM+Gilani.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZoPxMKX9ryu4pjB22G0df3AQO0h9oUWIonSIMeNkbZ09-wxbugukfD73ASVvw8opTB9mzaUhUtAWrioaqWDbFDC6RoJZB2cbzttkd3jZgXI2McmldLRdPNU3XNBYpzaRllCwp-rnIA/s1600/PPP+Government+Supports+PAF+Modernisation+PM+Gilani.jpg"></a></div>While there are thousands of documents containing millions of secrets, none could be as earth shattering for the Pakistanis as the one released about the Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">We see the daily protests against the US drone attack on the Pakistani soil and we see that government officials coming out of their offices and saying that they won’t be allow it to happen such attacks any more, they will take up the matter with the US officials, they can’t do anything because Pakistan don’t have any capability to stop these attacks and there is no agreement permitting such attacks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Two years ago on November 2010 he said in National Assembly “Such attacks are intolerable, and we protest against it”. He also said rejected the claims by the Pakistani media that there exists an agreement between Pakistan and US about these drone attacks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div></div>

Prime Minister Gilani Had No Problem in Lying to the Public and Media

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Pakistan’s View on the FMCT Talks

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8iwYfrcl26WcIIjY0xsmsVL4afu4F5TtgxIIMObwyhO6GvD7jfKaetralJvk7siWRVsl4ywit_5S25F9KaXGwATDcwrO9rshFukmy6n8_XZ3QjWW8Wo0xza6ld7v5JY4raib3f6pfjg/s1600/Pakistan+is+Building+4th+Nuclear+Reactor+at+Khushab+for+the+production+of+the+plutonium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8iwYfrcl26WcIIjY0xsmsVL4afu4F5TtgxIIMObwyhO6GvD7jfKaetralJvk7siWRVsl4ywit_5S25F9KaXGwATDcwrO9rshFukmy6n8_XZ3QjWW8Wo0xza6ld7v5JY4raib3f6pfjg/s320/Pakistan+is+Building+4th+Nuclear+Reactor+at+Khushab+for+the+production+of+the+plutonium.jpg" width="306"></a></div><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">US documents show that Pakistan had four concerns few of which has already been explained in yesterday’s article at the Pakistan Military Review, Pakistan feels that Indo-US nuclear cooperation allows India to use imported uranium for its electricity generating reactors while they can use the domestic production for the enhancement of the nuclear fissile material. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Second point raised by the Pakistanis is that because of the cooperation by the US, Russia and EU, India will be able to import dual propose technologies and use it for the advancement of India's nuclear systems.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thirdly India is purchasing weapons worth tens of billions dollars each year from the US, Russia and EU. This is leading towards a strategic conventional imbalance in the region.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Maria Sultan, Director General of the South Asian Strategic Stability Institute has said that Pakistan is now looking for the tactical nuclear warheads. These small, low yield nuclear warheads will be deployed against enemy to counter it’s the large force. She says that this requirement will significantly increase the required fissile material.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pakistani officials also raised concerns about the Indian investments in the missile defense systems. Pakistan feels that while India is atleast years from fielding a capable BMDS, but with active help from abroad Indian is looking to degrade the nuclear weapons capability in long run.</div></div>

Pakistan’s View on the FMCT Talks

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US is Pressuring Pakistan Not to Block FMCT Negotiations: Wiki-Leaks

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8iwYfrcl26WcIIjY0xsmsVL4afu4F5TtgxIIMObwyhO6GvD7jfKaetralJvk7siWRVsl4ywit_5S25F9KaXGwATDcwrO9rshFukmy6n8_XZ3QjWW8Wo0xza6ld7v5JY4raib3f6pfjg/s1600/Pakistan+is+Building+4th+Nuclear+Reactor+at+Khushab+for+the+production+of+the+plutonium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8iwYfrcl26WcIIjY0xsmsVL4afu4F5TtgxIIMObwyhO6GvD7jfKaetralJvk7siWRVsl4ywit_5S25F9KaXGwATDcwrO9rshFukmy6n8_XZ3QjWW8Wo0xza6ld7v5JY4raib3f6pfjg/s320/Pakistan+is+Building+4th+Nuclear+Reactor+at+Khushab+for+the+production+of+the+plutonium.jpg" width="306"></a></div>“Wiki-Leaks” has issued new documents this Sunday which contained secret US cables from its embassies around the world. These documents contain different secret US communications, views on different matters around the world. As reported earlier by the Pakistan Military Review,<a href="http://pakmr.blogspot.com/2010/11/us-attempt-to-remove-enriched-uranium.html"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>US have not only tried to control the enriched uranium in Pakistan</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b> </b></span>but also are<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b> <a href="http://pakmr.blogspot.com/2010/11/usa-putting-pressure-on-pakistan-to.html">applying pressure on Pakistan to start Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) negotiations.</a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">While US is asking Pakistan not to block FMCT negotiations despite of its reservations that such treaty will only provide India with a advantage in the nuclear arsenal. US diplomat was saying in one of the cable that while US wants to use China’s influence along with the other pressures to force Pakistan to change its position.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">President Barack Obama is looking to start these talks to stop and ultimately reduce the production the fissile material as early as in January next year. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the other hand Pakistan have so far rejected all the pressure from the US and its allies as Pakistan feels that signing of the FMCT will seriously dent the security of Pakistan. Pakistani officials have already pointed out the fact that treaty will only affect the Pakistan as other nuclear weapons states have very large surplus nuclear fuel which can be used at to manufacture thousand of nuclear weapons.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">They say that the major purpose of starting these talks at this point in time is to stop Pakistan from producing the highly enriched uranium and plutonium to manufacture additional nuclear weapons which can counter the Indian nuclear arsenal arising from the Indo-US nuclear deal.<br> <br> </div></div>

US is Pressuring Pakistan Not to Block FMCT Negotiations: Wiki-Leaks

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Pakistan Shows Interest in Purchase of Russian Mi-35 Gunship Helicopter

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9NPSnmeKv282rF4M5ereuNWGCHGQRAcR5wZWyvX9G9girArFFSPdetozpM7A_IclA9iPt1JjbX_qDmXOauZq8aO6qVoaCDGmrB1NXZLhSduR2V34Bye5Mm-9MuuFC3Bx7QSz0dVzsQ/s1600/+Mi-35++Hungarian+Mi-35+Hind+E+attack+helicopter+438th+Air+Expeditionary+Advisory+Squadron+Afghanistan+National+Army+Air+Corps++%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9NPSnmeKv282rF4M5ereuNWGCHGQRAcR5wZWyvX9G9girArFFSPdetozpM7A_IclA9iPt1JjbX_qDmXOauZq8aO6qVoaCDGmrB1NXZLhSduR2V34Bye5Mm-9MuuFC3Bx7QSz0dVzsQ/s320/+Mi-35++Hungarian+Mi-35+Hind+E+attack+helicopter+438th+Air+Expeditionary+Advisory+Squadron+Afghanistan+National+Army+Air+Corps++%25284%2529.jpg" width="320"></a></div>In a meeting Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has asked Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to provide Pakistan with the attack/transport Mi-35 helicopter. This meeting was held on the when Gilani was in Dushanbe to attend the (SCO meeting last month.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahnJkDf9zLcqdG-cAi2sb6G54ggt86S_6lKuqcRgLuG8sPVgXrinjCAj6gGhKhx1as6M840274Uz8uTVftdADmEz9rEhEwR9ldHc44nO_HyHyrsDfYf6WWQqm1Or7f43QKy-rFgtxTA/s1600/Mil+Mi-24+Hind+gunship+helicopter+Polish+Helicopter+Detachment+International+Security+Assistance+Force+%2528ISAF%2529+Afghanistan+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahnJkDf9zLcqdG-cAi2sb6G54ggt86S_6lKuqcRgLuG8sPVgXrinjCAj6gGhKhx1as6M840274Uz8uTVftdADmEz9rEhEwR9ldHc44nO_HyHyrsDfYf6WWQqm1Or7f43QKy-rFgtxTA/s320/Mil+Mi-24+Hind+gunship+helicopter+Polish+Helicopter+Detachment+International+Security+Assistance+Force+%2528ISAF%2529+Afghanistan+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320"></a></div><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pakistan’s Prime Minister has shown interest in the purchase of the Russian gunship cum transport helicopter of which more than 2,500 have been produced. He stressed to buildup the cooperation in field of defense to increase the capability of Pakistan Army to fight terrorism.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-wueKBlIc-W1iX0D7JV3IGmmXxOqd-2zm_w-IHWdn_-PCcVEjV4BlILRXGMYyN7rJBxFSZP4n7ZvlZ9j3d31VJ5oUnz3pxk5q3z2zzlt2jdt5V2EwuPetVx45QFxfZKeW3gvRT5gRw/s1600/Mil+Mi-24+Hind+gunship+helicopter+Polish+Helicopter+Detachment+International+Security+Assistance+Force+%2528ISAF%2529+Afghanistan+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-wueKBlIc-W1iX0D7JV3IGmmXxOqd-2zm_w-IHWdn_-PCcVEjV4BlILRXGMYyN7rJBxFSZP4n7ZvlZ9j3d31VJ5oUnz3pxk5q3z2zzlt2jdt5V2EwuPetVx45QFxfZKeW3gvRT5gRw/s320/Mil+Mi-24+Hind+gunship+helicopter+Polish+Helicopter+Detachment+International+Security+Assistance+Force+%2528ISAF%2529+Afghanistan+%252810%2529.jpg" width="320"></a></div><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mi-35 is one of the kind design as it can be equipped with the anti-tank missiles while still retaining capability to transport the soldiers to the battle field. Mi-35 gunship helicopter need a crew of two to operate it and it can also carry another eight armed troops in hostile area.<br> </div></div>

Pakistan Shows Interest in Purchase of Russian Mi-35 Gunship Helicopter

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Indian LCA Tejas Fighter Jet Test Fires Russian R-73 Short Range Air to Air Missile

<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQP0ls1_zcwgyZlBzot5ZUznvHn8poijyMLMuW95SljhD9jcYXJCZPAMJF5eC11PQL4Hcrigs4NppSZttzEACp-Y4T4wBDfSqZ2IQVF0eDklYRy8gMT9yu7ZRU8DTCBdkkD2pvUzJHgQ/s1600/LCA+Tejas+MK-I.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="186" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQP0ls1_zcwgyZlBzot5ZUznvHn8poijyMLMuW95SljhD9jcYXJCZPAMJF5eC11PQL4Hcrigs4NppSZttzEACp-Y4T4wBDfSqZ2IQVF0eDklYRy8gMT9yu7ZRU8DTCBdkkD2pvUzJHgQ/s320/LCA+Tejas+MK-I.jpg" width="320"></a></div>India has conducted the test firing of the short range Russian R-73 WVRAAM missile from the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. Tejas LSP-4 was used in this test. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Under the idea that Indian air force should induct the indigenously developed combat aircraft even if it did fails to fulfill the requirements of the service, Indian air force has so far placed an order for 20 LCA Tejas MK-I fighter aircrafts and has an option to purchase another 20 LCA. First of these LCA MK-I is planned to be delivered to the Indian Air Force early next year. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Light Combat Aircraft (LCA Tejas) has so far failed to meet the revised requirements set by the Indian Air Force. LCA MK-I is not likely to meet these requirement over and above the requirements of high thrust engine for the LCA MK-II. Indian airforce has selected the F414-INS6 MK-II version of LCA Tejas.<br> </div>

Indian LCA Tejas Fighter Jet Test Fires Russian R-73 Short Range Air to Air Missile

India has conducted the test firing of the short range Russian R-73 WVRAAM missile from the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. Tejas LSP-4 w...

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