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No decision to sell F-16 planes to Pakistan: Powell
The US has not taken any decision to sell the sophisticated F-16 fighter aircraft to Pakistan, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday. "No decision has been made with regard to any particular item including F-16," Powell said in response to a question at a press conference here he jointly addressed with Indiaâs External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha following their talks. Itâs called a bargaining chip. He sidestepped a question about the revelations by Pakistanâs top scientist A Q Khan about the clandestine sale of nuclear devices and technology and whether the US was convinced that the Pakistan government was not involved in it. "We certainly learned the role played by Dr. Khan. We are pleased that the network is being broken up," he said and added he would discuss the issue with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf during his visit to Islamabad Wednesday. "We canât be satisfied until the entire network is gone, branch and root," he said. No action, no planes, simple. Posted by: Steve 2004-03-16 |
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