US Report Validates Pakistan’s Military Edge Over India

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stated that a recent US report validates Pakistan’s military strength, particularly in its downing of Indian aircraft, as a formal acknowledgement of the country’s military prowess. The report, presented to the US Congress, highlights Pakistan’s successful employment of Chinese-made weapons to down Indian fighter jets. PM Shehbaz made these remarks while addressing a ceremony in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

The US report acknowledges Pakistan’s military success over India in the four-day war in May, stating that Pakistan used advanced Chinese weaponry to enhance its military edge. The prime minister claimed that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and the army had forced India to its knees within four days.

• Pakistan’s downing of Indian aircraft has been validated by a US report presented to the US Congress.
• The report highlights Pakistan’s successful employment of Chinese-made weapons, including the HQ-9 air-defence system and PL-15 air-to-air missiles.
• The conflict saw Pakistan successfully employing China’s modern weapons systems in active combat for the first time.
• China has offered to sell advanced military equipment to Pakistan, including J-35 fifth-generation fighter jets and ballistic missile defence systems.

US-China Economic and Security Review Commission Report

The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission report reviews US-China security and foreign affairs, highlighting the deepening defence cooperation between Islamabad and Beijing. The report notes that Pakistan employed advanced Chinese weaponry to enhance its military edge over India.

The report also emphasises the intensity of the conflict, observing that both countries struck targets deeper into each other’s territories than at any point in the past 50 years. “