Let’s be brutally honest about the narrative on national security being peddled by Imran Khan and his supporters. It’s not just flawed; it’s a dangerous concoction of historical amnesia, populist rhetoric, and a baffling disregard for the lives of Pakistanis. It’s a fantasy that, if pursued, would lead the nation down a path of self-destruction.

At the heart of this narrative is the perennially failed idea of negotiating with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). We are told, once again, that dialogue is the only way forward. This is not a strategy; it is a symptom of insanity, defined as doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result. Every single “peace deal” in our history with these butchers has ended the same way: with the TTP using the breathing room to regroup, rearm, and unleash fresh waves of terror on our people and our soldiers. To advocate for talks now is to spit on the graves of the thousands they have murdered.

Then there’s the tired, populist trope that any call for military action is a foreign-dictated conspiracy. This is a gross insult to our intelligence and a disservice to........

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