US denies stoppage of F-16 programme

The United States on Thursday denied the media reports about halt of its F-16 aircraft programme with Pakistan. "These reports are not accurate. Neither Pakistan nor the United States has cancelled the F-16 programme," a US embassy statement said. It said the planned delivery of the last 'new-buy' F-16s purchased by Pakistan is scheduled to arrive in late January.
"Several other F-16s purchased by Pakistan from the United States are undergoing mid-life upgrades and will arrive in Pakistan beginning in late January." The statement mentioned that the deliveries will continue throughout this year and the next year as well.