The US handed over six F-16 Block 50/52 fighter aircraft to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on 20 November.rnPakistan has now taken delivery of 12 of the 18 new F-16s ordered for the PAF and senior government officials told Jane's that they expect the remaining six aircraft to be delivered in the next two to three months.rnWestern officials said the US hoped the delivery of the F-16s would bolster Washington's image in a country rife with anti-US sentiment, as well as improving the PAF's capability to target suspected militant sites along the Afghan border.
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