Since both you & I are lay people, we ought to rely on common sense ( not your strong point) & good faith ( pun unintended but also not your strong point) when you seek to challenge professionals who've been in / simulated such situations multiple times in their Long & illustrious career apart from having access to inside sources which we lack.
Forget them for a moment and let's rely on common sense. Consider yourself to be the AVM in charge of the eastern borders in the PAF and you're tasked with responding to the aggression by the IAF on the 26 th. You look around she what do you have - a plethora of obselete jets - Mirage 3 & Mirage -5, the JF-17 & the pride of your forces the F-16.
What're you up against? The Mirage 2k, MiG 29, MiG 21 & the eagle of the skies - the supreme predator Su 30 MKI.
What do you do, if you want to break through their defences? Firstly, you've to rely a lot on deception given the superior EW abilities of the MKI. Which means for the 4-6 jets you plan to penetrate the defences of the Indians, you need at least twice or thrice the no to serve as a diversion , if you've to get the task accomplished. I've given you merely the bare bones of the planning. I've not factored in ARE, AWACS, Ground air defences, terrain, etc. All these would have their own role to play when deciding the combination and no of FA you would need to mount an assault. Now you do the math.