I'm sorry to say but there are a negligible amount of "innocents" on the other side of the border.
They all collectively support the Taliban and their Islamic "jihad" against Pakistan. The Talib mentality is a plague which is present in 99% of their population, the hate against Pakistan, and Punjabis must manifest somehow -- which is the taliban.
The reason you can't effectively defeat the talibs is the same reason America couldn't defeat the IEA. It's a societal cultural belief agreed between them, so no matter how many die more will replace them from the people you call "innocents".
So the only effective solution is to establish deterrence against the people collectively. If you continue to support and societally provide manpower to carry out attacks on our soil, there will be repercussions that impact everyone. In this case, the shut down of trade and border posts.
As a Pashtun, if you support prosperity and peace on your lands and wish for your people to develop, you would also support effective solutions against the terrorism which has mainly been plaguing Pashtun areas halting development and peace.
Please tell me if I'm unfair or biased on my analysis, I'd like to hear more from Pashtuns specifically as I feel other ethnicities are not fully aware of the dynamics and speak out of emotion.
@PanzerKiel