The US State Department reported on Friday that the Trump administration is set to endorse $125 million for Pakistan to give specialized help to its armada of F-16 airplane. 

The proposed program has just been given the thumbs up by the State Department and sent to Congress for endorsement. 



The declaration pursued Prime Minister Imran Khan's ice-breaking visit to Washington not long ago, which incorporated a three-hour visit to the White House too. 

During a phenomenal 47-minute joint press converse with the executive on July 21, US President Donald Trump additionally offered to intervene among India and Pakistan to enable them to determine the 70-year old Kashmir question. 

“The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Pakistan for Technical Security Team (TST) in continued support of the F-16 program for an estimated cost of $125 million,” said an official announcement released on Friday evening.

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency conveyed the required affirmation, informing Congress of this conceivable deal on July 26, three days after the executive's visit. 

The administration of Pakistan mentioned a continuation of specialized help administrations, which incorporates US government and contractual worker specialized and coordinations bolster administrations. The solicitation additionally incorporates other related components of coordinations backing to aid the oversight of tasks in help of the Pakistan Peace Drive propelled F-16 program. The absolute assessed program cost is $125 million. 

“This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by protecting US technology through the continued presence of US personnel that provide 24/7 end-use monitoring,” the State Department said.


“The proposed sale of this support will not alter the basic military balance in the region,” the statement added, in an effort to assuage possible Indian irritation. 

The key temporary worker for this help program is Booz Allen Hamilton Engineering Services LLC, Fairborn, Ohio. 

Execution of this proposed deal will require the task of 60 temporary worker agents to Pakistan to aid the oversight of activities as a feature of the Peace Drive F-16 program. 

The US Defence Security Cooperation Agency informed Congress that “there will be no adverse impact on US defence readiness as a result of this proposed sale.”

This notice of a potential deal is legally necessary and does not mean the deal has been closed. 


Practically all such demands, be that as it may, are affirmed after a conceivable discussion. In the event that Congress rejects the solicitation, the administration can in any case utilize a waiver to give the mentioned administrations. 

All FMS bolster programs for Pakistan were stopped by the Trump administration in the wake of blaming Islamabad for not helping Washington in accomplishing its destinations in Afghanistan. In any case, during the PM's July 20-23 visit to Washington, the two sides reported they were currently in agreement on Afghanistan. 

The head administrator said that he would before long call Taliban pioneers to Islamabad to convince them to hold direct chats with the Taliban. President Trump expressed gratitude toward him for Pakistan's help that empowered direct talks among US and Taliban designations in Doha, Qatar. 

Since the prime minister Imran Khan return, the Taliban have passed on their eagerness to visit Islamabad to meet Mr. Khan while President Trump has dispatched his top general and a senior ambassador to Kabul to brief the Afghan government.