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India’s Claims and Pakistan’s Response

In 2025, India claimed they hit seven terror camps on our soil. They launched air strikes overnight, targeting parts of disputed Kashmir and our homeland itself. But we didn’t just sit there. Our forces struck back, hitting only India’s military spots. For two to three weeks, tension gripped us all. Then, a ceasefire came. Yet, India keeps saying they only hit terror camps (Irtaza Abbas, 7 years old, Hawa Bibi, 3 years old, Uvm Zubair, 4 years old, Mohammad bin Zubair, 4 years old, Umar bin Zubair, 5 years old, Umar Musa, 12 years old. Are they terrorist?). We say no, India attacked us first. So, who’s really telling the truth?

What Is a Terrorist State?

A terrorist state uses its power to scare or hurt others, often for political gain. India calls us that, pointing fingers at groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba, saying we back them. We say no. We’ve lost over 70,000 of our own, soldiers, families, everyday people, to terror attacks. Almost every day, our military or innocent folks face danger. We’re so used to it, we don’t even flinch anymore. Can a nation that’s suffered this much really be a terrorist state?

India’s Proof and Pakistan’s Past

India blames us for the 2025 Pahalgam attack in Kashmir. They say a former Pakistani officer was involved and show satellite images of “terror camps” in places like Muzaffarabad and Bahawalpur. But when you ask for real proof, they’ve got nothing solid, just pictures and talk. We invited journalists to see for themselves, and they found schools and mosques, not terror bases. Our Defense Minister once told Sky News we did “dirty work” for the U.S. and Britain, like in the Afghan-Soviet war. That chaos left us battling terror groups we once helped. Are we terrorists, or just stuck cleaning up a mess others made?

The Butcher of Gujarat and India’s Dark Side

Let’s not forget India’s own dark history. Their Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is known as the “Butcher of Gujarat” for the 2002 riots. Over 1,000 Muslims died under his watch. He’s tied to the RSS, a group that targets minorities. Then there’s Pragya Thakur, accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts, she’s now a lawmaker in Modi’s party. And Brij Bhushan Singh, another leader, faced rape and harassment charges in 2023 but still holds power. If India’s leaders have blood on their hands, why are we the only ones getting blamed?

Media Lies and the Real Fight

Both sides twist the story, but it’s frustrating to see our truth drowned out. Indian media claims we attacked their cities, but social media showed their bases in ruins. Our channels hype our wins too, sure, but the real fight is for what’s true. We say our strikes were self-defense. When India bombed our mosques and killed our kids, we aimed at their military targets. That’s survival, not terrorism. Both sides need to cut the lies and bring real proof.

Time for Truth

We’re not a terrorist state. We’re a nation hit hard by terror, fighting to protect our people. India’s leaders have their own ugly pasts, riots, rape cases, hate stirred by the RSS. Instead of pointing at us, both sides should face the facts. Peace won’t come until the lies stop and the truth shines through. We’re not backing down until it does.

The Cycle of History (Dec 2022, Revisited)

No country had used terrorism better than India.

To play on the back of the attention of the world on terrorism and to play the victim, no country has benefitted from it better than India.

As perpetrators of terrorism are drum-beating as United Nations Security Council (UNSC) presidents to talk about terrorism from imaginary sources. And we are also at a unique place because no one is willing to call the bluff, to call out the clear, simple, glaring hypocrisy.

This dossier, as you already know, has details, evidence of how India has found to be fully behind this particular incident which led to the loss of lives. And we do not, unlike our neighbours, go the next day and blame one country or the other. We waited till we had strong hard evidence to be making the case we are making today.

They have completely mastered the art of using international organisations for their political gains […] India remains the recruiter, the financier and the facilitator of various terrorist outfits and foreign terrorist fighters in the region.

We are looking for accountability. The Lahore incident, for us, is a test case for the credibility and integrity of international counter-terrorism and counter financing of terrorist regimes. The world must show that efforts to counter-terrorism are non-discriminating. The international conscience cannot be held hostage to what are clearly political and economic exigencies of the time.

Separately, Foreign Secretary Asad Majeed briefed diplomatic missions based in Islamabad on the “state-sponsored terrorism” against Pakistan planned, conducted, and financed by India.

According to a press release issued by the Foreign Office (FO), Majeed shared a dossier of India’s involvement in last year’s terrorist attack in Lahore.

It further stated that the foreign secretary asked the international community to hold India accountable for its crimes.

No country has used terrorism better than India: Hina Rabbani Khar
Dawn.com Published December 14, 2022