Why Replacing Pakistan’s F-16s Is Harder Than the J-35 Hype Suggests
Pakistan's F-16s retire by 2040 and the J-35 is the frontrunner — but not a lock. Defence Uncut breaks down the Typhoon, F-16 Block 72, and the PAF's next fighter.
ByQuwa Team·July 9, 2026·4 min read
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Pakistan to begin horizontal drilling for shale gas in September in commercial production push
Cnergyico Pk Limited refinery plant at the Hub coast in Balochistan province, Pakistan March 18, 2026. (Reuters/File)
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Editorial: Is the fragile US-Iran ceasefire — and the memorandum of understanding that underpins it — collapsing? Unless deconfliction measures kick in, and both sides show restraint, a return to wider hostilities seems very likely. The latest round of violence was sparked by suspected Iranian...
Pakistan’s FY27 budget, presented on June 12, allocated Rs8.054 trillion to interest payments. That is about 43% of the total outlay of Rs18.77 trillion, and the single largest head of expenditure in the budget. Of this, Rs6.983 trillion is owed on domestic debt and Rs1.071 trillion on foreign...
The problem is not that Pakistan borrows. The problem is that Pakistan’s fiscal model has become increasingly dependent upon borrowing because the country taxes production more heavily than promoting it, measures success by annual revenue targets rather than sustainable wealth creation, and...