I would not bother with Blackarcher, in his mind nothing Pakistan can field can be better. He simply will not except it. Pak and China could have a F-22 in squadron service, it would not matter, as HAL is working on a Death Star that will be ready in 2090.
Back in the real world, PAF pilots are flying CAPs in JF-17 Block IIs with SD-10s by the Indian border, the JF-17 is flying around Paris and has just been ordered in all likelyhood, by one of India’s Easter neighbours.
LCA MK1 has not even fired a gun in flight.
That should pretty much sum up where things stand