The Pahalgam Drama is a ploy to engage Pakistan in this region

Pahalgam is 200 km deep into the Indian Occupied Kashmir from the LoC, where tourists travel by mules and

there is a large Indian Army contingent always present; a false flag attack like this has clearly been seen

by the international community as nothing more than a ploy orchestrated by India to malign Pakistan.

By: Raza ul Haq

The Indian government and media quickly jumped on the bandwagon of jingoism to blame Pakistan for The Pahalgam incident. India then took actions against Pakistan before even the dust had settled and any semblance of a free, fair and transparent investigation had even begun. As a result, the world at large, apart from India’s staunch allies – Israel and USA, took the Indian narrative with a pinch of salt!

The reaction of India and its allies to the Pahalgam incident has, however, made it abundantly clear that this false flag operation was one intricately connected to the malevolent alliance of Israel, the US, and India, the malevolent triad. The reality is that the extremist Indian PM Modi has long been planning a major offensive against Pakistan, something he had subtly hinted at during his election campaign. India withdrew from the Indus Water Treaty unilaterally. It recalled its ambassador and most of its diplomatic staff back to India. In a tit for tat move, Pakistan too reciprocated in kind. India tried its utmost to isolate Pakistan through a UNSC resolution that would name names and blame Pakistan for the Pahalgam false flag, but the UNSC refused to oblige and gave a general statement condemning the terrorism and the death of people in a disputed territory. Moreover, China recently gave Pakistan PL-15 missiles to counter Indian Rafael fighter jets. The Chinese foreign ministry and its diplomatic contingent at the UN supported Pakistan's demand for a free, fair and transparent investigation into the incident. India would never do that and Modi would use the anti-Pakistan card to win the upcoming elections in the province of Bihar. However, India's unilateral withdrawal from the Indus Water Treaty, which is protected by the Vienna Conventions and the World Bank itself is a guarantor of the agreement, shows that India is willing to engage Pakistan on the line of control (LOC), as it has been doing in the past, but this time for reasons that benefit Israel directly. Moreover, India is ready to start a water-war with Pakistan. While the obvious choice appears to be for India to stop the flow of water into the rivers allocated to Pakistan through the Indus Water Treaty, India would not hesitate to release extra volumes of water at times to form flood-like situations in Pakistan. It has already done that in River Jhelum due to which Muzzafarabad, the capital of Azad Kashmir, had to declare an emergency. India would continue its jingoism and propaganda against Pakistan and skirmishes between the two nuclear states may continue at the LoC.

Yet, India has its own Achilles Heels when it comes to starting an all-out war with Pakistan. The Siliguri Corridor (aka Chicken’s Neck) being one, with the entire region including and above West Bengal being a hotbed for secessionist movements in India. Then there is the potential backlash from China! Therefore, it doesn't seem likely that India would go for an all-out war with Pakistan at this point in time. There may be multiple factors behind this, but the most obvious ones being that Pakistan is a nuclear state and it would not hesitate in using unconventional weaponry including its nuclear capabilities if required. This has been made abundantly clear by the civil and military administrations of Pakistan. Moreover, Pakistan has already deployed its forces on the various strategic borders along India. India had to retreat its aircraft carrier from the Arabian Sea when approached by the Pakistan Navy. Then there is a matter of Pakistan's decision of closing its airspace for Indian commercial and private airlines. In an act of valor Pakistan refused to allow an Indian bound US military aircraft to use its airspace.

Having said that, Israel considers it essential to neutralize Pakistan's nuclear capabilities in order to advance its expansionist ambitions under the plan of "Greater Israel." Concerns regarding Pakistan’s ideological foundations were already expressed by Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, during a celebratory event in Paris following Israel's victory in the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. More recently, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also, in an interview, expressed his desire to dismantle Pakistan’s nuclear capability.

Then there is Trump’s USA. During his first term as the US President, Donald Trump not only recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital but also relocated the American embassy to this sacred city of Muslims. Trump's Jewish son-in-law, Jared Kushner, facilitated normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab and other Muslim states under the so-called Abraham Accords. During this same period, Trump presented the "Deal of the Century," which included a plan to annex 87% of the occupied West Bank into Israel.

During Trump’s visit to India in his first term, several agreements were signed which were aimed at strengthening India’s military and economic edge over Pakistan. It is so unfortunate and frustrating that the past and present rulers and establishments of Pakistan remain enthralled by the US, and in this delusion, have alienated neighbors like China and Afghanistan. As a result, Pakistan is now facing severe internal political instability and is economically paralyzed—almost to the point of complete incapacitation. This is why Pakistan has failed to bring terrorists like Kulbhushan Jadhav to justice and has not been able to raise its voice at any international forum against India’s proven terrorist activities in Pakistan, as well as in Canada and the United States. History bears witness that the unity of the armed forces and the public is essential for the defense of nations.

It is high time for the state of Pakistan to revert to the ideology upon which it was created and revert to our Raison d'être – Islam. Therefore, there is an urgent need for every individual—whether ordinary citizen or leader—to repent for his/her individual and collective wrongdoings and revert to Allah (SWT). Islam is the only force capable of uniting the Muslims of Pakistan from Karachi to Khyber and from Quetta to Lahore. This country was founded on the basis of Islam; defeating the enemy’s machinations and ensuring the nation's survival and security lies solely in enforcing the Islamic system in the country.

Source: Press Releases issued by Tanzeem e Islami on 23 and 25 April 2025, and the Khitab e Jumu’ah delivered by the Ameer of Tanzeem e Islami, Shujauddin Shaikh, a summary of which is available in the current issue of Nida e Khilafat.