Needless to say, but this was a massive learning moment for Pakistan. Pakistan was pushed against the wall and had to respond. Luckily it responded with sheer brute force and the aggressor felt the pain. Nevertheless, Pakistan also learnt the hard way where it is lacking.
I have said this many many times in the missile thread. Pakistan CANNOT afford to lack in the missile development. Pakistan did incredibly well with the introduction of the Fatah missile system. It is cheaper and incredibly effective. Nevertheless, you need extra punch and that comes in the shape of genuine ASM/AGM launched hypersonic cruise missiles. India benefitted with the use of BrahMos missile. We saw a clear advantage. This deficiency needs to be resolved. Also, Pakistan needs to focus on all other missile development programs including, Ababeel MIRV, SLCM/SLBM/SLCMN etc. It seems that after US pressure Pakistan has slowed down the development. The progress is lacking. Pakistan needs to address this.
Apart from urgent missile development, Pakistan also lacks in anti-missile coverage. The Pakistani anti-missile systems have performed really well. They have intercepted Indian missiles, but once the systems are overwhelmed the numbers game comes into play. Of course China will learn from this conflict and also improve its anti-missile systems.
Pakistan is drastically improving its naval capabilities. The navy is going to play a very important role in the coming years.