I am pretty sure they were never supposed to post it, they didnt just delete that 1 arms deal one but others too.
This sort of military news never becomes public on twitter, either someone Military spox announces it or you see it on the induction ceremony one day.
The timing coincided when DG of Pakistan intelligence service was in china too.
I have put some feelers out tho
The Pakistani Defence Minister had something to say about this in an interview on Geo News. The interview is in Urdu but I've tried to translate it the best I can.
Q. You mentioned China, we already shot down Indian Rafale jets and now they're saying that Pakistan is getting 40 J-35 stealth jets and China has decided that she will give them to Pakistan. As Defence Minister, will you confirm that this is going to happen?
A. See Shahzeb, as Defence Minister I'm not supposed to talk on these subjects about what are we acquiring, what have we acquired and what are our capabilities. It's better if all these things remain under the wraps. But if India is getting an itch from it (the Punjabi term
khurak in this context means an itch in the ass) that they're saying that Pakistan is getting jets, 40 jets of the latest version of
JF jets [sic] from China then I think you should let their anxiety increase. Let their uneasiness increase, let their worries and concern increase.
Regardless, Pakistan has the right to acquire anything. For her defence, until the time the hostilities remain between us, the hostilities remain in this region If India wants this race to end, then solve the Kashmir issue, normalise the relationship. Kashmir issue is not bilateral anymore. I'd argue that after Trump's offer, this issue has become internationalised. And secondly if they can suspend or open IWT despite the fact there doesn't exist a clause in treaty for them to do so. And whether this initiative of theirs was good or not, that's a future discussion. But similarly as it was agreed in the Simla Agreement that we shall discuss this issue bilaterally then we can forego that as well.
Why does it need to be bilateral then? If a superpower like America, which has played a part in the recent conflict then it should play a part in other matters as well. It's a good thing if a fight breaks out somewhere then the elders come in to stop the fighting and they talk about peace and reconciliation, there's no harm in that. And as far as arms acquisitions are concerned, that's our right and we will acquire the most modern equipment. We in this current budget have substantially increased the defence budget. And we shall put forth all our national resources effectively for our national defence, that is our right.
