It's beyond pathetic when people start posting as if they are professionals in their field. Take the above highlighted part for example, even if that was true, do you realise what you are pointing out. PAF was able to fly all the way into India and give you a bloody nose on your home ground, on the contrary, recall how the Indian striking force was decimated when they tried to attack PAF bases on 7th September, now commemorated as Air-force day.
1971, IAF did well in the Eastern sector simply because of overwhelming numerical superiority of 10:1.... a single PAF squadron of F-86s facing ten IAF units of MiG-21s, SU-7s, Gnat and Hunters. ... where's pride in that.
In the West it was a different story, by IAF's own admission, most of air battles took place over Indian territory, which alone explains how PAF again took war to your country.
During Kargil hostilities, all the fighting remained on the Indian side, where the IAF conducted it's missions, as soon as Indian aircraft ventured on the Pakistani side, they became toast.
You should also focus on the more recent history, commonly known as the 2002 stand off and aftermath of Mumbai attack, both time the mighty IAF lost appetite for battle and was forced to stand down.
2008 air alert
After the
2008 Mumbai attacks,
PAF was put on high alert. It deployed to all its wartime locations and started combat air patrols. The speed and intensity of the deployment and PAF's readiness took the Indian Army High Command by surprise and later reports suggest was the main factor in the Indian decision of not going for cross border raids inside Pakistan.
[44][45]PAF was issued a Standing Order to launch an immediate counter-attack in case of an air attack from India, after a call from the Indian Foreign Minister
Pranab Mukherjee to the Pakistani President
Asif Ali Zardari