Indian government officials tracking arms exports to Pakistan say that the last few weeks have seen Pakistan exponentially increasing its arms imports from China. These include ammunition for tanks, artillery and missiles for aircraft. In the last 10 years, from 2009-2018, 86% of Pakistan’s arms imports can be classified as offensive weapons that include aircraft, armoured vehicles, missiles and artillery. In the last decade, almost 70% of Pakistan’s arms and ammunition have come from China.
China has armed Pakistan will all sorts of weapons, right from anti-tank missiles, fighter aircraft, UAV, surface-to-air missiles (SAM), frigates, corvette and submarines to combat helicopters, anti-ship missiles, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM), torpedoes and multi-rocket launchers.Read More…
