Pakistan, May 24 -- The brutal attack that targeted schoolchildren in Khuzdar, unclaimed yet universally condemned, has once again shaken Pakistan to its core. Five lives lost, including three children, and dozens more injured are the latest casualties in what feels like an unending cycle of violence in Balochistan. It is an atrocity that cuts across ethnicity, ideology, and politics. And it demands more than condemnation.

Responding swiftly, the military's media wing held a press briefing on Friday with a rare candour. Director General ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry attributed the attack to Indian-sponsored militants and was unequivocal in stating the violence had "nothing to do with Baloch identity." This careful delineation seeks t...