Pahalgam carnage exposes Pakistan’s calculated diplomacy-terror nexus
[ad_1] In Jammu and Kashmir, terrorists attacked near Pahalgam. Twenty-eight people died in the assault. The Resistance Front claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack happened during US Vice President JD Vance’s India visit. Attackers demanded victims recite Islamic verses. Some survived by reciting the kalma. Pakistan's military posture and mineral ambitions are under scrutiny. On April 22, 2025, terrorists struck a tourist hotspot near Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, killing 28 people in the deadliest attack since the 2019 Pulwama bombing. The Resistance Front (TRF)-a Lashkar-e-Taiba proxy backed by Pakistan’s military-intelligence apparatus-claimed responsibility. Intelligence sources have linked it to Pakistan's growing strategic posturing, including army chief general Asim Munir’s incendiary speech just days earlier.Setting the contextThe assault unfolded during US Vice President JD Vance’s India visit and amid Pakistan’s aggressive campaign to woo American investment in its $8 trillion […]