Exclusive: Pakistan, Saudi in talks on JF-17 jets-for-loans deal, sources say
ISLAMABAD, Jan 7 - Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are in talks to convert about into a JF-17 fighter jet deal, two Pakistani sources said, deepening military cooperation months after the two nations signed a last year.
The talks underscore how the two allies are moving to operationalise defence cooperation at a time when Pakistan is facing acute financial strain and Saudi Arabia is reshaping its security partnerships to hedge against uncertainty about U.S. commitments in the Middle East.
Pakistan eyes defence pact with Bangladesh, sale of JF-17 jets
ISLAMABAD, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The air force chiefs of Pakistan and Bangladesh held talks on a potential pact covering the sale of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets to Dhaka, Pakistan's military said, as Islamabad widens its arms supply ambitions and beefs up ties with Bangladesh.
The talks in Islamabad come as Pakistan looks to capitalise on the in the conflict with arch-foe India in May last year, the worst fighting in nearly three decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours.