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