NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s bid to purchase eight F-16 fighter jets from the United States seems to have failed following a row over finance, a report in the Dawn newspaper said.

In the report published on Saturday, the paper said that the Pakistan government was required to provide the letter of acceptance for purchase of the jets by May 24, but a diplomatic source revealed that the document was not issued, which led to the expiry of the offer. “Pakistan decided not to fully fund the case with national funds, so the terms of sale have now expired,” the paper quoted a source as saying.

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