If funding not arranged then Pakistan will get jets from elsewhere: Aziz
"If funding is arranged, Pakistan will get the F-16s, otherwise we will opt for jets from some other place," Aziz was quoted as saying by Dawn News.
"The funding we received was part of normal military funding received from US, and not specifically meant for the purchase of F-16s. The US has informed us that we can use the funds for purchase of other military equipment and items, but not F-16s," he said.
Earlier, Pakistan reached an understanding with the US over buying eight F-16 planes.
"Under the deal, Pakistan was required to pay about $270m from its national funds. The US was supposed to provide the rest from its Foreign Military Financing (FMF) fund," Dawn News reported.
US lawmakers last Wednesday said Obama administration will not be allowed to use the funds for the deal.
A State Department official told Dawn that Congress had placed a hold on the deal, forbidding the administration from using US funds for enabling Pakistan to buy the planes.
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