Pakistani visa

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Hi, can anyone help ? I just went to the Pakistani embassy in Canberra, to ask what's the procedure. I was told this :
- you cannot apply for a visa to Pakistan in India or Thailand or Malaysia (which are the three "big" countries along my way from Australia to Europe) but you must apply from either a European country or Canberra

- you could apply for the visa at the Chinese-Pakistani border checkpoint of Sost, the problem is I am not going to China since it costs an arm and a leg (unless someone contradicts this, which would be good news)

- the visa is valid for six months, allows for 30days only and get only requested max 3 month prior to enter. I won't be in Pakistan before May-June 2013.

So, what do I do ? Do I try Delhi or Bangkok anyways and plead my case there ? Do I send my passport by courier to Canberra and hope it gets sent back to me ?

I gotta go tru Paki as the other choices are : Afghanistan, which is a bad idea, or China, which is very expensive.

Thanks for ur help. I should be leaving Australia on 15th of June this year to Dili.

B.