Posted on 07/24/2015 6:31:00 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
China is to provide eight submarines to Pakistan in a multi-billion dollar deal, which is touted to be the largest-ever defence contract signed by Beijing with any nation so far.
According to The Express Tribune, the Pakistani government did not provide any details and even declined to confirm the size of the transaction, despite the magnitude of the agreement. However, the composition of the Chinese delegation, with whom the agreement was reached, suggested that the accord involved purchase of eight submarines.
Sources in the finance ministry said that the payments would be made to China in four instalments and the delivery of the submarines will be made in the coming years.
They added that the accord would undergo a final review by higher authorities in Beijing, following which a formal agreement would be signed.
In a briefing to the parliament in April this year, Pakistan's defence ministry had said that they were negotiating a deal for acquisition of submarines from China. In the same month, the UK-based Financial Times had quoted a senior retired official as saying that the contract would be worth USD four-five billion, the largest defence deal ever by China.
Pakistan might be falling apart but they sure find money to buy expensive weapon systems.
If you think about it, the Paki’s aren’t buying anything, we are. The US borrows money from China so we can send it to Pakistan and they turn around and buy military stuff from China...aint be a taxpayer great? /sarc
Arab money.
The US subsidies cover just a fraction of their military budget.
This is designed to piss of the Indians..after all, that ocean is named for them
Why does Pakistan need even one single submarine?
Submarines are the Pak navy’s weapon of choice. They will never be able to catch up with India in numbers and Karachi is very proximate for India to blockade/attack. Subs are the only means to break a blockade or counterattack. The Pakis got subs before India and installed anti ship missiles on them long before the IN.
That is like saying the taxpayer money to Planned Parenthood does not pay for abortions. But money is fungible, therefore it frees an equal amount to be used for abortions, or in this case, Chinese submarines.
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