Pakistan, Turkey Are New Anti-India BFFs: $900-Mn Drones, Intel Sharing To Defence Pacts
Pakistan will sign $900-million deals for spy drones from Turkey and get 700+ loitering munitions. The 2 countries will boost trade volume to $5 bn dollars: Top military official
Pakistan and Turkey or Türkiye are set to enter a new era of security arrangements, defence deals, intelligence sharing and strategic partnership to do jihad against India, according to a top military official.
'While Pakistan is set to enter into deals worth $900 million for latest spy drones from Turkish firms and get 700+ loitering munitions to boost its military surveillance, the two countries plan to boost their trade volume to $5 billion dollars," said the source.
Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, and Yasar Güler, Minister of National Defence, met Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Chief of the Army Staff and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, National Security Advisor and DG ISI Lt. General Muhammad Asim Malik and other senior officials in Islamabad as part of their two-days official visit last week.
What was discussed during Pakistan-Turkey leaders' meet?
According to the official, both the countries' leadership stressed to strengthen their cooperation in defence deals, security cooperation, intelligence sharing and strategic partnerships — top leadership of both countries have discussed recent regional developments in Iran, Gaza and Afghanistan too.
The official added, 'Turkey will boost supply of modern weapons specially in the field of drones — recently Pakistan has used Turkish-made SONGAR drones against India in May during the conflict."
'Turkey is likely to provide more than 700 latest loitering munitions to Pakistan and its may be Bayraktar TB2 and Akinci drones of worth around $900 million dollars — in exchange Pakistan will supply equipments of modern artillery for tanks, mortar shells and other weapons to Turkey," the source added.
Defense and strategic deals will be kept secret, while the trade volume of both countries to be boosted around $5 billion dollars by the end of 2025, he added.
Pakistan-Turkey bilateral ties
Top leadership of Turkey and Pakistan have expressed satisfaction over the positive trajectory of bilateral relations and reaffirmed Pakistan's unwavering commitment to further strengthening cooperation with Türkiye in diverse fields, including cultural exchange, trade, investment, technology, defence and intelligence sharing.
Sharif stressed upon the need for concerted efforts by both sides to enhance bilateral trade to attain the mutually agreed target of $5 billion dollars. Highlighting Pakistan's investor-friendly policies, he invited Turkish companies to expand their investment footprint in Pakistan and invited Turkish side to share its expertise to assist in Pakistan's structural reforms, economic growth and development efforts.
Sharif and Munir expressed his deepest gratitude to the Turkish nation and leadership for their support to Pakistan during the recent Indian aggression.
Turkey has strong ties with Pakistan and expressed solidarity with Islamabad during recent military conflict with India in May, angering India.
Pakistan's top civil military leadership is likely to visit Ankara soon to materialise the deals with Turkey, said the source.
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