lol Are you seriously comparing JF-17 with Western fighter jets? Please.
In terms of capabilities the JF17 can do anything and everything a multi role jet of its type can do anywhere in the world
It has a plethora of lethal weapons it can utilise none of which are dependent on the U.S or it's allies
It's value in terms of independence is unfathomable
Further Pakistan can integrate any homemade weapon of the client state that the client wants and any 3rd party weapon the client is willing to pay for integration
It is independence, but Arabs don't have the ability to understand this and will pay billions upon billions to the U.S or France for weapons that often have massive strings attached, things missing, limitations of use policy and where the U.S can turn off the taps or support if the state dosent bow on command
At some point you have to aspire to be something other then a dog on a leash