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March 12, 2016
Pakistan hails US Senate’s approval to sale of F-16s
WASHINGTON: Pakistan welcomed the Senate vote to throw out legislation aimed at blocking the deal to provide eight F-16 fighter jets. "The vote is a demonstration of the strength and resilience of Pakistan-US relationship," Pakistan's ambassador to the US said here on Friday. Commenting on the Senate vote that won 71 favours against the bill introduced by Republican Senator Rand Paul to oppose Obama administration's decision to sell fighter jets to Pakistan, the ambassador appreciated...