we dont offer any technical challenge or a significant defense / technology market share
South Africans may listen if Pakistan can offer one of the following that they find worthy
- some technological breakthrough (or a proof of concept as you put it)
- an offer of a sum of money (subjectively substantial)
- Diplomatic/ Political benefits
- the business case / worth of that partnership to a project & beyond
there is nothing worthy that Pakistan can offer when specially its at the mercy of IMF and FATF
South Africans might face some backlash (for merely doing business with Pakistan)
I understand that money is not everything it has to be more than that. they might see more opportunity cost or disadvantage doing business with us
granted Pakistan is not at the bad level of Iran but still there is a lot of bad rep for Pakistan due to continued American hostility towards Pakistan and continued Indian corporate sabotage of Pakistani deals across the globe