MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said Friday he will postpone buying U.S. F-16 fighter planes and focus on relief work following last month's earthquake.
Musharraf said Pakistan needed to focus its resources on relief and reconstruction work, the BBC reported.
The president made the announcement after touring a U.S. Army field hospital in Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
He also accused the West of double standards, saying Pakistan had not received the level of aid provided when Hurricane Katrina hit the United States or the tsunami devastated Southeast Asia last year.
More than 70,000 people died in the earthquake four weeks ago.
The F-16 purchase, long sought by Pakistan, is controversial as India fears it will upset the balance of power in the region. The United States finally approved the sale in March this year.
