Okay - now staying with the 4th largest airforce getting thrashed. Sure PAF will claim victory as has been discussed beforehand but here are some facts which I (as an Indian) believe where IAF came out on top:
1) Hit targets well beyond IB, cratering runways, destroying terrorist buildings - that is indisputable
2) Successfully deployed A2G weapons to do so from long range
3) Lost a few planes (3 perhaps 4) - shouldn't have happened but the other side has right to respond and some damage will occur
4) No loss of airforce pilots - that is undisputed
5) At the end, according to India's version Pakistan DGMO asked for ceasefire. Pakistan says it was mutual - it never claimed that India asked for ceasefire. As an India, this is telling for me as if Pakistan would be winning, it would at least claim that Indian side called for ceasefire but no, only India is claiming that.
In the battle of narratives (big picture), India increased the red-lines and IAF played a role in that. To me that is success. You might see it differently...
On the contrary, the defenders couldn't do any independently verifiable damage on ground, most likely lost 1 HVT (Bholari one) and could only damage a few planes (we've heard theories of "restraint" not to escalate.