Pakistan must learn from Israel when it comes to making firearms.
Look at Israelis, they manufacture probably THE best modern assault rifles and fire-arms for their military and special forces.
While we are still stuck with stone-age G3 that was being used in World War 2 era !!!
Pakistan Army needs two things that might not look that important in over-all military calculus, but will give Pakistan Army a real face-lift as a powerful force to recon with..
These two things are
1) Gyms, body-building, and work-out for soldiers/officers!!!!
Look at Western soldiers. They very presence makes you 'feel' their presence. Strong, muscled, sleek, and FIT! Clearly above the rest.
Our soldiers look tiny, weak boys in comparison to them...
Pakistan Army soldiers must also be fit, strong, and tough men...a whole level above than the civilians!
2) Have our soldiers carry a kick-*** modern assault/battle rifle!
Again, this is psychologically very important! Abhi to you feel bad for Pakistani soldiers since they carry weapons that are inferior to weapons carried by many people in Karachi..lol..
If I was a general assigned to re-vitalized the image of Pakistan Army...I would've done these two things immediately. I know it takes time and can't be done over-night....but still..there should be urgent steps in these regards, transforming your military in coming years.
Side note: I didn't include uniform b/c I think the new uniform is pretty O.K
The barrel is still far too long !!!
Pakistan Military Forces are a massive machine..We aren't like Israelis who faced urban warfare on day to day basis.
Our forces are deployed in plains, deserts, and mountains to face conventional thread of a million man military to our east...
short-barrel guns are in Special Services already...
Size of barrel isn't much of problem for us.