F 16’s right platform to support Pakistan’s counterterrorism efforts: US State Department

WASHINGTON, April 30 (APP): A US State Department spokesman said on Friday that F 16s fighter aircraft were the right platform to support Pakistan’s counterterrorism efforts and US security assistance contributes to a stable region.

At a weekly briefing, Spokesman Mark Toner, while responding to a
question that Pakistan was trying to make efforts to fight against the terror groups that threatens all Pakistanis.

“We believe the F 16s they’re the right platform to support
Pakistan’s counterterrorism efforts, and have been a part of the successful pushback,” the spokesman said. “We do believe that F 16s are helpful”.