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Islamabad, Sept.17: Air Chief Marshal Tanveer Mehmood Ahmed has said that more than 300 aircrafts, some missiles and an early warning system will be acquired by the Pakistan Air Force at the cost around nine billion dollars to modernize it.
 
In an interview with a private TV channel, Tanveer Mehmood Ahmed said that Pakistan Air Force has planned to modernize its fleet by replacement of aging aircraft and acquisition more than three hundred multi-roll combat aircraft including American F-16s and Chinese J.F-17 thunder and J-tens over the next few years.

Washington, September 17: Actor Michael Douglas has revealed that he asked his seven-year-old son to pee on him, after being stung by a jellyfish this year.

He said that he was stung on the back while scuba diving off the coast of Spain, and was left writhing in pain.

"My son was there... I said, 'Dylan, please pee-pee on daddy's back.' He kinda thought it was a trick question,” Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

New York, September 17: An upcoming biography of George H. W. Bush reveals that his liking among people has increased with the ratings of his son, President George W. Bush, showing a sharp decline.

Timothy Naftali's ‘George H.W. Bush’, edited by the late Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., has revealed that the 41st US president’s nostalgia has risen not because of his own dramatic stint at the White House, but rather due to the shortcomings of his son.

London, Sept 17: Brit musician Sir Elton John has confessed that he has done a few ‘hideous’ things in the past.

In an ITV1 special on the star, said that he has never taken fame seriously.

"I've taken work seriously - the artistic side - but I've never really taken fame seriously,’ the Mirror quoted Sir Elton, as saying..

"Otherwise I wouldn't be able to look back and laugh at some of the hideous things I've done,” he added.

London, Sept 18: Brit jazz star Amy Winehouse is all set to make a comeback after seemingly sorting out her drug and alcohol woes.

The 24-year-old, who has been through a tumultuous period of drug abuse, has insisted that ‘nothing is wrong with her’.

Winehouse also credited her friends for her speedy recovery.

 "A lot of fuss has been made about nothing. There's nothing wrong with me. "In fact, I feel better than I've ever felt before. I'm sorted out,’ the Mirror quoted her, as saying.

London, Sept.17: The massive movements of troops through battle-scarred Iraq is damaging that country’s valuable historic past, a report in The Independent has claimed.

The near total destruction of Iraq's historic past – the very cradle of human civilisation – has emerged as one of the most shameful symbols of the U.S.-led operation, say archaeologists.