[Poohbah]

The Pakistani Air Force was probably working for the ISI, the Pakistani intelligence service. Whether it was the boss-man at ISI, working his game, or someone else who had his own agenda...that's anyone's guess.

A semi-common mistake in international relations case studies is to assume that the "Stans" (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, and, for wall we know, Lemonade Stan) have coherent governments that act as unitary, rational-minded entities.

Over in that neck of the woods, intrigue and back-stabbing isn't just something to do, it's a way of life.

[dighton]