Pakistan, Turkey wrap up air exercises

Pakistan and Turkey have concluded air exercises aimed at excelling in the air combat capability, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) said.The International Air Exercise Indus Viper-II conducted between PAF and Turkish Air Force (TuAF) concluded at an operational air base of Pakistan, the PAF spokesman said Sunday.The Turkish Air Force contingent comprising five F-16s C&D, combat pilots and ground technical crew, participated in the air exercises conducted from March 4 to 16, reported Xinhua.”Pakistan Air Force emphasizes on the combat training of its air and ground crew and regularly undertakes air exercises with allied air forces,” the spokesman said in a statement.Air Exercise Indus Viper II provided an opportunity to combat crew of both the air forces to acquaint themselves with applied tactics of air power in near real scenario, he said.He added the PAF has been participating in a number of international air exercises with some of the best air forces of the world, including United States Air Force (USAF), Italian Air Force, Turkish Air Force (TuAF) and air forces of other allied countries. Six men accused over the gang-rape and robbery of a Swiss cyclist holidaying in India will appear in court in a central Indian state on Monday, police said.“We have detained all the six persons and they will be produced before the magistrate after lunch today. We will ask for a police remand for five days for all of them,” local police official M.L. Dhody told AFP.Out of the six arrested men, four will be charged with gang-rape, Dhody said, since the other two were “only present at the crime scene”.All the men face robbery charges as police say they stole a laptop, a mobile phone and 10,000 rupees ($185) from the couple as they pitched their tent in a remote forested area of Madhya Pradesh state late Friday.Late Sunday, police paraded the men at a police station in Datia district.The men, believed to be farmers aged between 20 and 25, were wearing jeans and shirts and had their faces covered with black cloth.They hail from a village near the scene of the assault, which took place about 40 miles (70 kilometres) from the nearest town of Gwalior.