Srinagar, Oct. 30 -- Self-serving bias is a tendency amongst individuals to attribute their successes to their own abilities and efforts, while blaming external factors for their failures. Though a common psychological defence mechanismused to protect self-esteem, avoid negative emotions like guilt and shame, as well as maintain a sense of control or justification after failure or mistakes, it can sometimes lead to distorted perceptions as well as conflicts, and Pakistan is classic case of this bias. So, during the course of the 267th Corps Commanders' Conference held in February, when Pakistan's army chief Gen Syed Asim Munir expressed serious concern over the alleged use of Afghan soil by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan [TTP] terrorists and ...