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Not really. Pakistan or PAF is not going to completely lose its fighters in a short war. The re-equipment phase after the war is where the Chinese help would be needed, and that can come in the shape of additional JF-17s produced in China. No need for the J-10, esp since even if we got a new type tomorrow, it would take almost 2 years to have it integrated into the PAF.
The only answer is more JF-17s and F-16s in the short to medium term. Long-term we are already focused on AZM
There was a crisis during the 1990s or early 2000s. I still remember it. Pak was having a very belligerent India wanting to attack it. The Chinese quickly sent F-7s to quickly build up numbers. Hostilities never started, but that help came in handy. Today this is not possible because there is no shared platform.