Why Pakistan’s denial on Pahalgam has zero credibility - The Times of India

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Pakistan's Denial of Involvement in Pahalgam Attack

Pakistan's swift denial of involvement in the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam attack, where five gunmen murdered 26 tourists, is unconvincing. The statement of sympathy was quickly followed by a claim that the killers were independent militants, a familiar tactic.

Historical Precedent

The article cites the 2008 Mumbai attacks as an example of Pakistan's pattern of denying complicity in cross-border terrorism, arguing that these denials are often misleading.

Lack of Credibility

The article concludes that Pakistan's denial regarding the Pahalgam attack should not be trusted, given its history of similar denials.

Why Pakistan’s denial on Pahalgam has zero credibility

TNNUpdated: Apr 25, 2025, 17:38 IST IST

Hstorical record shows that Islamabad’s denials of complicity in cross-border terrorism almost always turn out to be at best economical with the truth. Take the bloodiest precedent: Mumbai, 2008

“Not us,” declared Islamabad within hours of the slaughter in Pahalgam, J&K, on April 22, when five gunmen lined up tourists, asked who among them was not Muslim, and executed 26 people. The claim of innocence is familiar theatre. A quickly issued statement of sympathy is followed by an insistence that the killers were freelancing militants for whom Pakistan cannot be held responsible. It ought to convince no one.