Putting PAF above RuAF is quite the claim.you are completely overstating Iran's power and its leverage in Iraq. Were you around back in 2007 when America was deeply trapped in Iraq? If not, then don't pretend you understand why America got out of Iraq and why GWOT was the greatest gift given to China.
Pakistan right now is more important for China's security going forward than Iran could ever hope to be. If there was a war between Pakistan and Iran, Iran would get crushed. If there was a battle between PAF and RuAF, PAF would most likely win. So be very careful to dismiss the military power of Pakistan.
India has the world's 5th largest GDP. Pakistan by itself completely neutralizes India.
And you are here complaining about Pakistan having trouble paying back $60B in loan (I'm not sure what the exact amount is)
PAF have 4 tankers, all sold by Russia, there are no alternative parts suppliers since Ukraine War.
RuAF has 20 tankers, all domestic.
RuAF has 1200 fighters, all long ranged, all domestic, all 4th gen or better.
PAF has 500, all short ranged, out of which 220 are obsolete 3rd gen (Mirage 3, Mirage 5, J-7).
RuAF has 120 bombers with 2000-5000 km range cruise missiles and 200 KT yield if nuclear equipped (Kh-55, Kh-101).
PAF has 0 bombers, 1 air launched cruise missile with 600 km range (Ra'ad 2) and only 5 KT yield if nuclear equipped.
RuAF can strike Pakistani airbases, PAF can't strike Russian airbases. RuAF has the range to choose where the fight occurs, PAF doesn't.
Russia has continuously won wars throughout its history. It beat the shit out of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. It crushed the Hungarian and Czechoslovakian uprisings. It lost Afghanistan but did so with a literal 1:100 kill ratio only counting Soviets, 1:50 counting Afghan collaborators. For comparison, this is better than US during Vietnam - 1:40 counting US forces, 1:1 counting South Vietnam collaborators.
PK was humiliated by , one of their largest urban centers, then it lost half its population and territory in 1971. BTW, in . Pakistan still can't crush the Balochistan uprising or the Pakistani Taliban.
IN doesn't even take PK seriously anymore.
Let's compare PK vs. NK even. NK and PK have comparable GDP per capita, but , , . NK has ICBMs with proven 250 kT max yield, PK doesn't even have IRBMs and only has proven 40 kT max yield.
Don't be angry at me. All I said is objective facts and history.