What’s wrong with the Pakistani establishment?

Pakistan’s Foreign Office said on Wednesday that the procurement of F-16 fighter jets from the US was not an immediate issue for the country but made it clear that the deal was still on. [link]

These things cost about $40 million a piece. They want 70 of them. Meanwhile, the UN is struggling to raise $500 million for earthquake relief. How will the world look upon a government that won’t shelve a multi-billion dollar arms deal outright, yet expects and needs foreign aid for taking care of millions of its suffering citizens?