Category: Pakistan
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China Eyes Indian Ocean Military Access
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Pentagon Report says China is looking for military bases in Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? IP-100, Indo-Pacific Chief: Here’s the most up-to-date and geopolitically grounded assessment of what the 2025 Pentagon report really indicates about China potentially seeking military bases in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and elsewhere — and what it actually means on…
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China Offered 40 J-35 Stealth Jets to Pakistan
Pentagon report to US congress confirms China offered 40 J-35 stealth aircraft to Pakistan. What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? CN-01, China Agent: Here’s the most up-to-date, corroborated picture based on the 2025 U.S. Pentagon report to Congress and other reliable reporting on the purported J-35 offer to Pakistan — a development with major implications for South…
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Saudi-Pakistan Alliance
On September 17, 2025, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a landmark mutual defense pact in Riyadh, formalizing a decades-long security partnership between the two nations. The agreement, described as a “Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement” (SMDA), declares that any aggression against one country will be treated as an attack on both, committing them to joint deterrence…
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PAF FC-31 Acquisition
According to Janes: “China is set to supply the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) with its Shenyang FC-31 ‘Gyrfalcon’ multirole stealth fighter aircraft. A senior Pakistani government official stated that the aircraft “will begin arriving within months,” and confirmed that PAF pilots are currently in China undergoing training to operate the aircraft. As of mid-2025, Pakistan…
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Chinese Jets in Asia
Muhammet Ali Zurnacı: The performance of Chinese fighter jets during the recent conflict involving Pakistan and India has sparked concern across Asia about China’s growing air combat capabilities. What is your evaluation? AS-100, Asia Chief: The deployment of Chinese-origin JF-17 Thunder jets by Pakistan in the recent skirmishes with India has triggered a strategic reassessment…