The Ministry of External Affairs later on Saturday summoned US Ambassador and conveyed its displeasure over the US decision to sell F16 jet fighters to Pakistan.

Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar will be summoning U.S. Ambassador Richard Verma to convey India’s “displeasure”.

“We are disappointed at the decision of the Obama Administration to notify the sale of F-16 aircrafts to Pakistan. We disagree with their rationale that such arm transfers help to combat terrorism.

“The record of the last many years in this regard speaks for itself. The U.S. Ambassador will be summoned by the Ministry of External Affairs to convey our displeasure,” the External Affairs Ministry said in a statement.

The Obama administration on Saturday notified the U.S. Congress of its decision to sell eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan worth nearly $700 million, notwithstanding American lawmakers’ demand for stopping the proposed sale.