Possibility but I believe blk-III would hold AESA radar so it would have AESA based integrated EW/SPJ system in this case requirement for additional EW pod for blk-III would be minimal
That pic with two EW pods indicates the purpose of these are more than just self protection, therefore if they were seeking escort jamming as well as the traditional standoff jamming mission capabilities then it is a specialized role which need specialized officer at the backseat.
This thing bring JF-17B in the picture and this idea gain more weight when we see initially PAF was reluctant to induct dual seat just for training purpose but now PAF have confirm order for 26 dual seat JF-17 almost equal to half of JF-17 blk-II initial order of 50 aircraft and 1/4 of of initial order blk-I and blk-II ..... eve if we include additional order of 12 JF-17 blk-II the dual seat JF-17B would form 23% of total fleet of JF-17 [excluding bk-III]
I mean what is so special about JF-17B which aroused this much love in PAF hierarchy that they are ready to induct this much number for an aircraft which they initially refused to even consider ....???
- In strike role dual seat offer no advantage over single seat in term weapon carrying ....
- Only training could not be a justifiable excuse for this new found love of PAF for this aircraft
BTW keep in mind we have rumorses that PAF is working on indigenous EW pod as well .....