The French govt has rejected claims made in a report that Pakistan pilots had trained on Qatari Rafale jets. The French Ambassador Alexandre Ziegler confirmed that the article published by a Medi Afirm was fake news. French government sources say they have cross-checked details of this article. Meanwhile, the centre has asked the IAF to seek a clarification from Dassault aviation on the news report that Pakistani military personnel trained on Rafale jets. Pakistani military personnel have been deputed to operate with the armed forces of several Middle Eastern countries for decades. Pakistan has also received military hardware from partner nations, including Jordan which has supplied Islamabad with 13 additional F-16 fighters.