Please note that Pakistan Air Force only induct those for commission as GD Pilots and Aeronautical Engineers who are out of the box thinkers.
Fighter pilots are considered as elite in GD(P) branch as these are the best of the best. That's why PAF is considered as one of the world's best Air Forces. All senior pilots hold MS degree in military sciences.
Similarly, about 20 to 30% of young Aeronautical Engineers are holding either MS or Ph D degrees. Most of these highly qualified engineers are deployed either at CAE PAF Academy, Risalpur or PAC Kamra.
If these highly qualified and professional people are not out of the box thinkers than who will be?
Also note that K-8 and JF-17, jointly produced by China and Pakistan were proved to be great success in a highly competitive international market. On the other hand, other Chinese military aircraft could not succeed. Appreciate that JF-17 was inducted in PAF. Chinese Air Force did not procure these fighters. Even than JF-17 was sold to two countries and many other are seriously considering/negotiating to buy these aircraft. Both versions of Mushshak, MFI-17 and MFI-395, displayed outstanding performance in international market.
Overall marketing performance was good. But now marketing campaign should evolve for better performance!!!