ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air-force inducted Swedish SAAB 2000 five air and land surveillance aircraft in its fleet. The deal with SAAB of Sweden was initiated in 1996 when this aircraft was available at 650 million US dollars. When in 1998 Pakistan tested its nuclear capability Sweden clamped sanctions against Pakistan.
Due to rapid political changes in Pakistan finally the deal was struck at 1.2 billion US dollars per aircraft. Well informed sources told though an old technology former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz delayed the deal for numerous purposes and finally when Pakistan lifted these aircraft it had to pay much higher prices.
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