The US has blocked the sale of Turkish-made T129 ATAK helicopter gunships to Pakistan, days ahead of the first meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Donald Trump, a media report said Friday.

Turkey and Pakistan signed a USD 1.5 billion deal for the Turkish-made helicopter gunships on July 13, 2018. The delivery date of the first helicopter was pushed back after the Pentagon last year "refused" to issue the Turkish company with an export license for the delivery of the gunships' CTS800 engines, which was part of the T129 ATAK helicopter, The EurAsian Times reported Friday.