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Pakistan Air Chief Sidhu Secures US Agreements on Joint Training and Technology Exchange

His talks yielded new accords covering joint exercises, technology transfers, training, acquisition of advanced US platforms.

Portraits of Shehbaz Sharif, Navy Chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf (3L), Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir (C), Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Baber (3R) and Chief Minister of the country's Punjab province Maryam Nawaz Sharif in Lahore
Flags of the US and Pakistan for representational purpose | Reuters
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Overview

  • Pakistan Air Force Chief Marshal Zaheer Sidhu arrived in Washington for the first PAF chief visit in over a decade and finalized enhanced defence cooperation measures.
  • At the Pentagon he met Air Force Secretary Kelly L. Seybolt and Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Elon to formalize agreements on joint training, technology transfers and institutional dialogue.
  • Meetings at the State Department and Capitol Hill highlighted Pakistan’s role in regional stability and reinforced its commitment to counter-terrorism.
  • Islamabad is pursuing advanced US systems, including F-16 Block 70 fighters and modern air defence platforms, after concerns over Chinese equipment performance.
  • The visit builds on Army Chief Asim Munir’s White House engagement with President Trump and underscores a renewed US-Pakistan military partnership.