Times of Islamabad

India irked at Pakistan Military initiatives surrounding Indian neighbours and old defence partners

India irked at Pakistan Military initiatives surrounding Indian neighbours and old defence partners

NEW DELHI: India irked at Pakistan Military initiatives surrounding Indianneighbours and old defence partners over defence equipment exports.

Pakistan to export JF – 17 Thunder Fighter Jets to 4 countries includingIndian neighbour Myanmar and traditional defence partner Nigeria , IndianMedia Report has revealed.

Pakistan is now eyeing export markets in third countries in India’sneighbourhood and among New Delhi’s traditional defence partners in Africa.

The subject of Chinese fighter aircraft and other military hardwaresupplied to Pakistan link forexports to third countries figured high on the agenda of Pakistan Armychief’s visit to Beijing last week, ET has learnt.

ET has also learnt that Pakistan plans to sell batches of JF-17 Thunderfighters that it has built with Chinese assistance to India’s neighbourMyanmar and Nigeria, India’s old defence partner in Africa [image: ET Prime]link

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Myanmar has already purchased four JF-17s through Chinese assistance.Pakistan also plans to export JF-17 to Malaysia and Azerbaijan as well asadditional fighter jets to Nigeria, which now has three JF-17s, ET haslearnt.