US authorities impounded the Ukrainian IL78 for Pakistan

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US authorities impounded the Ukrainian IL78 for Pakistan

The US, far from the public perception and official claims of supplying Pakistan with substantive military hardware, is actually impeding Pakistan’s efforts to upgrade its capabilities. According to inside sources, only recently, the PAF, which has an agreement with Ukraine for the purchase of air to air refuellers, asked Ukraine to send a trainee plane so that the PAF personnel could familiarise themselves with the systems that were expected later. The Ukraine agreed to send the required aircraft which happened to be in the US. However, before it could fly to Pakistan, the US authorities on learning of its destination, impounded the plane. Earlier, the US had tried unsuccessfully to block the deal itself.

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The news is confirmed, the trainer which was schedulled to train PAF staff is currently being held in USA due unpaid bills by Ukrainian governemt and has nothing to do with the fact that the aircraft was meant to train PAF.