Congress notified about sale of F-16 parts to Pakistan: US.

Spokesperson of United States (US) State Department Ned Price has said that they recently notified Congress of a proposed foreign military sale valued at $450 million for maintenance and sustainment services for the Pakistani Air Force's F-16 program.

The spokesperson further said 'Pakistan is an important partner in a number of regards, an important counterterrorism partner. And as part of our longstanding policy, we provide life cycle maintenance and sustainment packages for U.S.-origin platforms'.

'Pakistan's F-16 program, it's an important part of the broader U.S.-Pakistan bilateral relationship, and this proposed sale will sustain Pakistan's capability to meet current and future counterterrorism threats by maintaining the F-16 fleet.'

He further said that this is a fleet that allows Pakistan to support counterterrorism operations.

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