who will protect them there basically isn't a strong SAM defenece network, the army still uses stingers, SA-7s, AAA batteries, its just pointless, the airfoce is too small and theres no real air defence, they'll be wiped out. its better to invest in A SAM network before thinking about this bullshit.
PA armour uses good camo techniques as not to be detected from air. You can see the camo techniques in pictures of manoeuvres
Even the tank crews are trained expected to clean the track trail of the tank tracks in the desert. Howver this does become a problem because the crew is reduced to 3 now in modern tanks instead of 4.
The air strike formation of air crafts is controlled from the ground. Sniping the air craft ground controller or taking him out is yet another way to render the air strike useless. He or his team is present close to the area usually in 2-5 km radius at most.Similar case is with the artillery observer team, take him out and the artillery strikes lose effectiveness.
PA armoured forces are protected by SAM coverage of man pads on vehicles as to keep up with the speed of the advance. These can be ANZA or Stinger missiles and even AAA flak guns 35mm.
They are effectively be against ground attack aircraft, helicopter threat and UCAV. The ground attack aircraft usually attain a specific height to drop their load of bombs on armour and other ground targets. ANZA and stinger are a deterrent to let them come below a certain altitude , like jaguar of IAF.
The mirage 2000 and SU 30 are precision strike aircrafts which can release payload from high altitudes at fixed targets. They will not be targetting individual tanks one by one. Their main job is to deny bridge access to PA.
PA tanks won't be standing stationary as if on a picnic inside India to get bombed.
Tanks are mobile and will be moving all the time, if they stay between populated places after crossing border, IAF will not bomb them.
The more quickly contact is made with indian forces or a strategic target captured e.g. Enemy HQ or a City center, the chances of bombing by IAF become negligent.
If contact is made with enemy and enemy position is over run, the amount of time spent in that sector during collection of prisoners and enemy wounded ,abandoned vehicles , ammunition etc will deny IAF strike.
In gulf war, the Iraqis dug in instead of keeping their forces mobile, in fact the mobile guards division could not be taken on by aircrafts, they faced M1 tanks and M2 Bradley's.
In kargil war, IAF Mirage2k bombed stationary targets again and again on hill tops.
The very last resort is calling PAF for air cover.