Hi,
The F16 is one of the finest aircraft and there is no doubt about that---and the BLK52 with its special package for pakistan is the most potent aircraft in the arena and will stay in that position for awhile.
The issue is not that of its availability---the issue is of the strings attached---.
What most of the " thick headed " pakistanis don't want to hear or understand is---that it is not only the sanctions that are an issue----it is the operation of the aircraft's sesnors and electronics package as well.
In the late 80's we got sanctions for other reasons---but now we will get sanctions and to top that of---there is a big HATRED amongst some of the U S senators and congressmen against pakistan---our F16 can be made in-operable to their fullest---.
See---the more technology that you have from uncle Sam---more control he has over his technology----.
Your equipment can simply start to work at a snails pace----you may only have 50 % thrust available to the aircraft---your BVR missile may suddenly lose the lock on---shut down---and simply fall down----.
This is not science mythology----and this is not a work of fiction---this is real life---.
Here is a link to a live hack on a 2015 Jeep vehicle---and these are just regular hacker guys----
Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It | WIRED
" Instead, they merely assured me that they wouldn’t do anything life-threatening. Then they told me to drive the Jeep onto the highway. “Remember, Andy,” Miller had said through my iPhone’s speaker just before I pulled onto the Interstate 64 on-ramp, “no matter what happens, don’t panic.”
" As the two hackers remotely toyed with the air-conditioning, radio, and windshield wipers, I mentally congratulated myself on my courage under pressure. That’s when they cut the transmission.
Immediately my accelerator stopped working. As I frantically pressed the pedal and watched the RPMs climb, the Jeep lost half its speed, then slowed to a crawl. This occurred just as I reached a long overpass, with no shoulder to offer an escape. The experiment had ceased to be fun ".
Read the rest in the link----.
The problem is not with the U S military and defence dept----U S military would never want to see the top notch U S aircraft act impotent or incompetent in a fight----it is the politicians who will decide what the F16 can do.