The recent events in Dalbandin once again expose the grim reality of terrorism, propaganda, and foreign meddling in Pakistan. Much noise has been made about Zubair Baloch’s death, with India and its network of proxies branding it an “extrajudicial killing.” Yet when examined logically and without the smokescreens of propaganda, the facts reveal a very different story, one that unmasks the carefully designed disinformation campaign against Pakistan.
The Dalbandin encounter was not an arbitrary act of force by the state. It was a precision-based intelligence operation carried out after confirming militant presence. Importantly, the militants fired the first shots, injuring a Frontier Corps soldier. This single fact demolishes the propaganda line that security forces acted with unprovoked aggression. When armed individuals attack the state, the state has both the right and the responsibility to respond.
Zubair Baloch and his associates had multiple opportunities to surrender peacefully. Instead, they chose violence. This choice alone makes clear where the aggression truly lay. No genuine political worker or peaceful activist responds to an arrest attempt with bullets. Their decision to resist with guns was the ultimate admission of guilt.
The most damning evidence, however, did not come from Pakistani authorities but from the militants’ own handlers. A photograph circulated by Indian-linked networks shows Zubair with a gunshot wound under his chin, a textbook case of the so-called “last bullet” doctrine practiced by terror groups worldwide. Militants are trained to save the last bullet for themselves rather than face trial, exposure, and humiliation. If Zubair was the innocent political figure that India now portrays, why did he turn his gun on himself instead of surrendering? Why did he not face the courts to prove his supposed innocence? His own actions destroyed the propaganda narrative.
Even more revealing was the confession of the surviving militant. He admitted Zubair’s two-year association with the Indian-sponsored “Fitna al Hindustan,” describing how Zubair provided shelter to operatives and conspired in sabotage plots. These are not allegations fabricated by the state; these are direct testimonies from inside the terror cell itself. When confessions and evidence emerge from the very networks being defended, the question of credibility answers itself.
The propaganda war that followed was as swift as it was predictable. Within hours of Zubair’s death, India-backed accounts, separatist figures, and proxy organizations were pushing the “extrajudicial killing” story across digital platforms. The speed and coordination of this campaign prove that it was pre-planned, not an organic reaction to events. The death of a militant was weaponized into a tool of disinformation warfare, designed to erode Pakistan’s credibility internationally and sow mistrust internally. This was not a search for truth, it was a deliberate propaganda blitz. Also, the US has recently designated BLA and its suicide wing, the Majeed Brigade, as terrorist organizations. Pakistan has now brought this case to the UN with a possibility of the UN also declaring BLA a terrorist group, India has orchestrated this drama to divert attention from its proxy and falsely portray them as victims.
This entire episode must be understood within the framework of what can rightly be called the “Diabolic Troika.” India provides the patronage and training to such militant cells. Israel, with its advanced digital influence operations, amplifies the smear campaigns across global media and online platforms. Meanwhile, local proxies echo the narrative domestically, portraying terrorists as martyrs and villains as victims. Together, this toxic alignment works not for justice but for destabilization. Their target is not Zubair’s memory, but Pakistan’s security, diplomacy, and sovereignty.
If Zubair was truly a political worker, why did he refuse arrest and choose violence? If his cause was noble, why did he follow the terrorist doctrine of suicide instead of facing due process? If the state was truly guilty of genocide, why is the very evidence of Zubair’s suicide being circulated by his own handlers? These questions cut through the fog of propaganda. They cannot be ignored by anyone genuinely seeking the truth.
Pakistan’s fight has never been against dissent, criticism, or peaceful politics. It has always been against armed militancy that hides behind political slogans. To label a terrorist as a martyr is not only an insult to justice, it is also a betrayal of the countless innocent Pakistanis soldiers, civilians, women, and children, who have lost their lives to Indian-sponsored terrorism. It is a betrayal of the sacrifices of those who defend the nation from those who wish to destabilize it.
The Zubair Baloch case is a stark reminder of how propaganda works hand in glove with terrorism. Militants rely not only on guns and explosives but also on narratives designed to confuse, divide, and weaken states. By exposing the reality of his actions, Pakistan must remain firm in its stance: no amount of digital spin or foreign backing can turn a militant into a martyr. The facts speak louder than propaganda, and in this case, they leave no room for doubt.
Zubair was not a victim of state oppression. He was a product of the Diabolic Troika’s toxic agenda, a willing participant in armed rebellion, propaganda, and violence. His end, tragic as it may be, was not forced upon him by the state but chosen by him when he fired the first shot and when he used the last bullet on himself. To honor him as anything more than a terrorist would be to dishonor the truth.
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