“Along with the F-16, the PAF does eye SU-35, F-35 and F-22 Raptor besides some J series Chinese fifth-generation fighter jets”
No way they are getting F-22s. F-35s are too expensive and the rest. Leaving the SU35 and siblings plus what ever J-series the Chinese export for the Paks to buy.
F-22’s are limited by law from export, and if the jet was to be allowed to be exported by congress, software changes to remove US Only technology would cost over $1B.