REGIONAL security matrix reflects uncertainty amid strong worries of expansion of US-Israel -Iran war.
Pakistan has all the reasons to brainstorm for any untoward development affecting directly or indirectly the already fragile national security. As far as Modi led extremist cult of BJP is at the helm of affairs in neighbourhood; India factor continues to figure out significantly in threat perception of Pakistan. Military failure in operation Sindoor was a prelude to successive diplomatic fiascos in span of ten months. Questions are being raised repeatedly that why India is not visible anywhere in peace efforts undertaken to cool down the conflict in Middle East. The only significant appearance of Modi was noticed in Tel Aviv with Netanyahu!
Since it was prior to launching of joint US-Israel attacks on Iran, therefore, this episode earned more embarrassment to India than diplomatic advantage. Recent verbal diatribe of Foreign Minister Jai Shankar against Pakistan with derogatory non-diplomatic words was true reflection of itch felt in Indian state hierarchy about appreciable diplomatic maneuvers made by Islamabad amid peace efforts in Middle Eastern region. The only option left with India is the routine foul play of false flag operation! Numerous media reports suggest that hundreds of innocent Pakistanis in Indian custody are being gathered from various jails. These individuals, along with some Indian prisoners added for “realism,” are allegedly being prepared for a staged event to malign Pakistan.
Sinister political motives can be easily deciphered by analyzing the recently surfaced signs in New Delhi. The operation is reportedly orchestrated by India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. This follows domestic criticism of India’s failure to match Pakistan’s diplomatic role in the Middle East. Analysts believe the scheme is a “worn-out drama” designed to cover up diplomatic setbacks and distract from India’s lack of evidence regarding past incidents like Pulwama and Pahalgam. Observers argue that such “outdated propaganda” will likely fail, as the international community has grown skeptical of India’s repeated, unsubstantiated claims against Pakistan. Pakistan has consistently pointed to a “bleak track record” of alleged Indian false flag operations, which it describes as a recurring strategy used by New Delhi to malign Pakistan, divert international attention from Kashmir, and achieve domestic political goals.
According to Pakistani security sources and various analytical reports, these operations often follow a pattern of “staged” incidents followed by immediate, unsubstantiated accusations. Terrorist attack in Pahalgam past year was the most recent major incident, where Pakistan rejected India’s claims linking it to a mass shooting in IIOJK that killed 26 people.
Pakistan later released a20-page dossier alleging the attack was an “inside job” orchestrated to justify “Operation Sindoor” vis a vis urge for domestic electoral gains. Recent reports about exploitation of Pakistani and Kashmiri prisoners by Indian agencies in near future false flag operation(s) merit deliberations to effectively counter the sinister plan of mad neighbour. While tackling Indian sponsored cross-border terrorism in Baluchistan and KP, Pakistan should launch a diplomatic campaign as well to treat the false flag fever of Modi regime.
—The writer is contributing columnist, based in Islamabad.
