People here far too gung ho on POK.
Fact 1 : You will not get POK from Pak without a nuclear war.You can take some posts in LOC,but won't get away with taking any major urban centres there.You cant take it in a lightning war,it would be mountain warfare with huge casualities stretching months.
Fact 2: It is the worst idea to take in POK people into india.If you think valley kashmiris are bad,wait till you see hardcore 'azad' kashmiri jihadis.Total burden and waste on indian taxpayer.And they will further demographically overwhelm jammu and ladakh.Let these jihadis rot with pakistan.On paper its our territory,but no need to realise the claim on the ground.
Strangulate pakistan economically and diplomatically and keep border in state of permanent escalation and keep pounding.Fund baloch in balochistan against pak occupation and use afghan intelligence to fund pashtuns.Eventually if talibs and afghan govt make a deal (which they will have to as no side can outright win),fund even talibs against pak who dont have any money.FATF,no free water,no overflight,no trade freebies,eventually economic sanctions in a decade(if they last that long).Undercut their exports.
People talking about CPEC and POK are being alarmist.CPEC is a total lemon.The road connection between xinjiang and pak through POK is horrible terrain through mountains,which is closed for months due to snowfall,frequent landslides,and transport costs are huge due to the enormous distances involved to get to main urban centres.CPEC connectivity and trade is a total lemon.All bulk trade will continue through economically viable ports only.Gwadar will be there regardless of POK,as it gives china a base in warm waters of Indian ocean.But it actually works against pak,because as long as pak has chinese presence usa will undermine pakistan.Right now they still need the Pakistanis for taliban talks,and already they dont care about pak concens.What will happen when they don't need pak for taliban talks.It is better to have USA on your side than china.