Just one day after signing a $233 million agreement to sell 16 helicopters to the Philippines , the Canadian government on Wednesday ordered a review of the deal amid concerns the aircraft could be used to fight rebels. Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said that the deal – formally signed on ...
Read More »Pakistan Navy receives seven Sea King helicopters from UK
KARACHI: The Pakistan Navy has received seven Sea King helicopters that were purchased from the United Kingdom. The helicopters were formally handed over to Pakistan Navy, in a ceremony attended by Syed Ibne Abbas, Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK. Christopher Bob Richardson represented the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) ...
Read More »Shah Noorani shrine closed to visitors
QUETTA/KHUZDAR: Even as army personnel and teams from other organisations and departments completed their rescue operation at the Shah Noorani shrine, which was hit by a devastating suicide attack the previous day, Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri ordered its closure until proper security arrangements were made at the religious ...
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