PAF trained many air force pilots and ground maintenance crew around middle east including Saudi Arabia. Part of PAF strategy appears to gain superiority advantage in training and utilize it for building diplomatic ties by providing training services at cost effective rates.
The famous event came during Arab-Israeli war. Tho a stupid was in its own context and utter example of Arab disorganization the PAF crew still deserved appreciation in battle field performance when other pilots were making ridiculous mistakes under pressure.
The quality of its men is the secret weapon of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and training is the key to their success. Manpower is Pakistan's most valuable resource. By investing heavily in its young men, the PAF maintains a decisive edge over potential enemies. Flight training is rigorous and simulates the combat arena as closely as possible. Emphasis is placed on utilizing simulators and on squeezing every ounce of training from each precious flight hour. A single F-16 flight hour, for example, costs $2,200.
Now lets ends this IAF vs PAF and who can kick whose ass.. this may be highly debatable but impossible to prove without real engagement. Remember US never imagined getting stuck in Iraq like they are today. Neither anyone thought of them humiliation in Afghanistan.
Your best of the best machines will fail if men behind them have no brains. The most superior aircraft may never see light in real battle field because a clever enemy bombed all your runways and airbases.
Rumors that next Pakistani project will be B57 like heavy bomber which pakistan possessed during 50's but is phased out globally now.
MORAL: IAF vs. PAF debate (n)
If yu want to compare equipment capability then Russian aeronautics biggest hindrance is their ground maintaenence equipment. Extremely bulky, can only be transported by land or sea and no cross compatibility between air craft families. So a servicing base must maintain a set for each type of aircraft in their collection.
On the other side, Chinese design philosophy is highly modular with cross compatibility and detachable components for rapid delivery by air. Its follows a design of common core with pluggable modules so it can universally be used to service any type of aircraft in one family as well highly based on civilian components to evade sanctions which is a positive point for Pakistan.
