ISLAMABAD: Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed, Minister for Interior, said that a complete squardon of Chinese multirole J-10 fighter jets will fly past on March 23, to observe Pakistan Day.
The Pakistan Day parade is held every year on March 23 to commemorate the Lahore Resolution, adopted in 1940, which laid the foundation for Pakistan _ a Muslim-majority state in South Asia.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Interior Minister said this year a squadron of 25 J-10 aircrafts will perform fly past at the parade on March 23.
Earlier, the interior minister has said that VIP guests are coming to attend the Pakistan Day celebrations.
India recently displayed the Rafale jets on the Republican Day parade which it has bought from France. The minister said that Pakistan Air Force is going to perform a fly-past with Chinese JS-10 planes. “This is in response to Rafale, a complete squadron of JS-10 (J-10C) aircraft will fly-past.”
China is one of the biggest weapons exporter for the Pakistani armed forces. Besides advanced ships, China has also partnered with the Pakistan Air Force to build JF-17 Thunder fighter Jets.
