Pakistan will receive the first four of 18 upgraded F-16s from the US this week and the multi-role combat jets will give its air force the capability to conduct night operations and use precision-guided munitions.
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The four Block 52 F-16s are due to arrive at Shahbaz airbase in Jacobabad on Saturday, official sources said.
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