US to supply fighters to Pakistan

Moscow, May 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US will supply fighter aircraft to Pakistan in an effort to intensify the fight against militants in the country’s tribal regions bordering Afghanistan, a media report said.

The assurance came from US officials at a bilateral security cooperation working group meeting held in Rawalpindi Friday, Iranian Press TV reported Saturday.

The warplanes to be delivered by June 2010 include F-16 fighter jets, Lockheed P3C maritime surveillance aircraft and Cobra helicopters.

Military officials also pledged to upgrade the level of intelligence exchange between the two countries, the report said.

–IANS/RIA Novosti