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In all these scenarios you assume those in decision making capacity had the combination of perfect situation awareness coupled with competence - and that condition also holds true today.There are moments in history that define the course of a nation or its stability.
A few examples for Pak would be
1.
Pakistan delaying ceasefire in 1948 and continued its offensive into kashmir till Chenab River or ingress to Ladakh/Leh from mountain passes.
2.
Paksitan taking chinese advice and started its offensive in Kashmir in 1962.
3.
Pakistan using afghan Jihad to make inroads into a more manageable border with natural barriers as boundary e.g. river.
4.
Pakistan taking Gudwana enclave and fencing it
This is probably one of those times. Each passing day, India, Russia and Iran will side more towards Afghanistan. We now, for the time being have the window where we can make the border more manageable. Like Turkey did with its syrian border.
We should take the places where Afghanistan posts are on a higher ground and have an advantage over our troops where they facilitate TTP ingress under fire cover. Similarly, Pewar pass and surrounding areas of khost, Paktya and Nangarhar are notorious for Afghan infiltration into Pakistan. Same goes for kunar and nuristan area. For the later Kunar river serves as an excellent natural boundary but the former is a can of worms.
History will probably not give this opportunity to us again. If we want and there is merit in going through fire for a few months to years followed by relative peace, then now is the time.
Thts an unfortunate reality that we have either lacked competence, farsightedness, political will or the financial muscle to act on lost opportunities, be it political, geographical and economical. The same may happen in the future as well but as they say۔۔۔In all these scenarios you assume those in decision making capacity had the combination of perfect situation awareness coupled with competence - and that condition also holds true today.