For decades, Pakistan has paid the price of terrorism in blood and treasure, yet the world often turns a blind eye to the root cause of its suffering. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent address at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin brought the truth back into sharp focus: foreign hands, with India at the forefront, continue to bleed Pakistan through terror sponsorship and covert subversion. With more than 90,000 lives lost and economic damages surpassing $152 billion, Pakistan has endured unimaginable sacrifices. But the question that must echo in every international forum is simple: how long will India be allowed to destabilize the region under the cover of diplomacy and democracy?
India has perfected the art of deception. It parades itself as the “world’s largest democracy” and a fast-rising economic power, yet beneath this facade lies a ruthless state machinery obsessed with weakening Pakistan. The trail of blood left by Indian proxies is undeniable. From the carnage in Balochistan to targeted attacks on infrastructure, India’s fingerprints are everywhere. The recent Jaffar Express train attack, where militants linked to the Balochistan Liberation Army stormed a passenger train and took innocent civilians hostage, is but one example of New Delhi’s dirty war. Such operations are not random outbursts of violence; they are part of a systematic campaign to fracture Pakistan internally and sabotage its economic lifelines.
Pakistan’s resilience in the face of such barbarity is unmatched. Unlike India, which thrives on exporting instability, Pakistan has fought tooth and nail against the menace of terrorism, sacrificing soldiers, police officers, and civilians in the process. The world owes Pakistan recognition for standing as the frontline state against militancy when others hid behind rhetoric. The blood of our martyrs is the reason extremist networks could not spread their tentacles further across South Asia. Yet while Pakistan bled, India poured fuel onto the fire, emboldening separatist outfits and funding terrorist proxies. The hypocrisy is staggering.
New Delhi’s role in sponsoring unrest is not a matter of conjecture; it is a matter of record. Pakistani authorities have repeatedly shared irrefutable evidence of Indian involvement in destabilizing activities, from intelligence reports to confessions of captured operatives. The case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian spy caught red-handed in Balochistan, remains a glaring example. But rather than facing accountability, India continues to enjoy impunity, shielded by powerful allies and a complicit Western media that conveniently downplays its crimes. The double standards are glaring: nations elsewhere are sanctioned and isolated for far less, yet India’s state-sponsored terrorism is ignored, even excused, under the guise of “strategic partnership.”
What India fails to recognize, however, is the unbreakable spirit of Pakistan. Every attack, every loss, every act of sabotage has only strengthened the resolve of the Pakistani people and their armed forces. The sacrifices of over 90,000 martyrs are not in vain; they are the foundation of a nation determined to rise stronger, no matter the cost. Pakistan’s battle against terrorism is not merely for itself—it is for the stability of the entire region. Without Pakistan’s sacrifices, South Asia would have descended into chaos long ago. It is time the world acknowledged this inconvenient truth and questioned why India, not Pakistan, is the chief obstacle to peace.
India’s aggression is not confined to Pakistan. Its occupation of Jammu and Kashmir remains one of the darkest stains on modern history, marked by extrajudicial killings, disappearances, and a suffocating siege on millions of people. If India can brutalize its own occupied territories with such impunity, what prevents it from exporting violence across the border? Its policies are driven by one obsession: to weaken Pakistan at any cost. This obsession is what fuels its covert support for separatists in Balochistan and its constant attempts to derail Pakistan’s progress, particularly projects tied to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which threaten India’s designs for regional hegemony.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was right to expose these realities at the SCO summit. By raising Pakistan’s sacrifices and exposing India’s destructive role, he placed the burden of accountability where it belongs. If regional cooperation is the stated goal of forums like the SCO, then member states cannot ignore the elephant in the room. A state that masquerades as a partner while simultaneously exporting terror cannot be trusted as a stakeholder in peace. India must be called out, and its actions must carry consequences.
The international community must also confront its own hypocrisy. By remaining silent on India’s terror sponsorship, global powers risk emboldening further aggression. The billions Pakistan has lost are not mere statistics; they represent stunted development, derailed progress, and millions forced to live in insecurity. Every Pakistani life lost to Indian-backed terrorism is a failure of the global conscience. If terrorism is unacceptable anywhere, it must be unacceptable everywhere, including when India is the perpetrator.
Pakistan has repeatedly offered dialogue, repeatedly extended the hand of peace, and repeatedly emphasized regional cooperation. In response, it has been met with sabotage, hostility, and bloodshed orchestrated from across the border. The contrast is stark: Pakistan seeks stability and connectivity; India seeks domination through chaos. The world must decide whether it will allow South Asia to be held hostage to India’s destructive ambitions or whether it will finally stand with justice.
The time for ambiguity has passed. India’s bloody hand in Pakistan’s pain cannot be ignored. The evidence is undeniable, the sacrifices immense, and the cost unbearable. Pakistan has stood tall in the storm, but it should not have to stand alone. The international community must shed its selective blindness and hold India accountable for the terror it exports. Until that happens, peace in South Asia will remain an illusion, and the bloodshed will continue to stain the conscience of the world.
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