Pakistan’s call for a “neutral and transparent" probe into the Pahalgam massacre is just a ruse to fool the world. For a straightforward reason: the earlier investigations of similar attacks failed to bring the guilty to book because Islamabad did not allow that to happen; this time it will be no different, but the investigation will give the powers that be time till the issue fizzles out.

Addressing the army-cadets passing-out parade at the Pakistan Military Academy in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Kakul, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said, “The recent tragedy in Pahalgam is yet another example of this perpetual blame game, which must come to a grinding halt. Continuing with its role as a responsible country, Pakistan is open to participating in any neutral, transparent, and credible investigation."

On the face of it, Sharif’s words sound very sensible, even statesmanlike. Here is a country whose head of government is not afraid of a neutral and transparent inquiry. Pakistan is a nation that, according to its leaders and public figures, is itself a victim of terrorism. See what is........

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