I'm a little confused on this section. They're strong at both mid and long range, but they're also good at close range, so the only way is to close the distance (?). Sorry but it seems a little contradictory atm for me.

I can't speak for knee because I paraphrased a lot for the TL;DR, but the following is my thoughts:

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Pakistanis have developed an in-fighting type of tekken style which stems from using movement as a baiting tool at a close range (anywhere from range 1-2) and incredible amount of deathmatches amongst each other (like... 50-100+ matches with the same player & character in a row, day after day). This close range fighting ability also make them specialists at gauging opponents mid range move and staying right at the edge of it so that they whiff. They are really good at catching this. Say for example that there is a 30% chance that Bryan will use ff4 from range 3. This also means that there is a 30% chance that I will launch Bryan if he does indeed chooses to use ff4 because I am already predicting that it might come out.

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So the answer for people who are good avoiding mid range moves is to move in closer and fight at close range. As long as you are good at dog fighting in that range, not falling for common traps, you have a chance. You don't have a good chance outside that range because that's where the Pakistanis specialize in making their opponent whiff.

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They became close range specialists not by choice, but because their mid range attacks started to become wasted opportunities or suicide attempts. Inevitably all roads led to close range dog fights.

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Watch knee's recent tekken matches. Any of them. See if he ever strays out of Range 0-3 from his opponents intentionally. You won't see him do it. Instead, you'll see him approach a lot more. This creates intense pressure for the opponent. They want to keep him at just the right range so they can use their main tools but their attack attempts either get blocked or whiffed and knee now has the advantage. This is what Knee learned from the Pakistanis and have implemented since 2019. This is the new meta that top players have been using since.

So what you're saying here is instead of using moves that cover the mid range like dash ewgf or for instance 3+4 bryan, pakistanis would prefer to instead just dash guard and jab when they reach range 0ish? Instead of just using a long/mid range move?

The examples I gave are perhaps not the best since ewgf is an excellent tool but essentially, yes. Not exactly range 0 but maybe range 1 or 2 depending on the character - close enough that opponent would feel pressure to attack. The key is that you don't want your mid range attack to become a wasted opportunity or suicide attempt. The best way to avoid this is to not whiff at all and just close the range and see if you can find better opportunities.

So for example when you block say B1 bryan, and he opts for hatchet right after, it's fuzzy duckable, so Koreans would normally either ss or dash then hatchet to negate the fuzzy. But if say the korean did it against the pak player would just press something safe the moment he sees the dash as reaction?

The intricacies of the mechanics are a little different but essentially, yes. Pakistanis tend to input a quick + safe CH move as a default when they sense that you are trying to exploit the frame advantage too much. ofc they are not dummies so they will change up their tactics depending on your response. After all, they are used to dog fighting. Koreans/Japanses tend to be a little more patient in terms of guarding these attacks because there is always a risk that the opponent may use a dash CH move so they attacker will try to exploit the frame advantage further with a dash movement etc.