I can’t imagine PAC has much input on engine thermal management.
aside from the list you’ve left, we’re forgetting the main function of the jf-17, it’s a cheap and capable little plane to defend our airspace. It’s very clear what the PAF wants from azm, and what that is, is not what the jf17 offers, rather, tfx, or to a lesser extent some fc31 variant.
yes. This is not the final iteration of the jf-17 IMO either, but it’s not what you think, rather,a variant with greater domestic content, not ‘LO’ features.
having a pointy nose does not make an aircraft ‘LO’. Jamd’s Answer kinda also answers this, it’s not as simple as pointy nose+ ram - stealthy, and it doesn’t need to be anyway.
Wrt your point of pac not having experience, yeah, that’s why they’re explicitly asking for a partner