Pakistan, May 7 -- New Delhi's latest press briefings on the Pahalgam attack confirm what many in Pakistan feared all along: facts will always arrive too late in the India-Pakistan conflict, long after the narrative has been weaponised. While Indian officials now admit to "ongoing investigations" and lack of conclusive forensic leads, their media machine had already handed down a verdict two weeks ago; one that named, tried, and punished Pakistan without a shred of evidence. Even today, hawks are busy sending a vicious message amid newsflashes of mock drills along the border.

Since the April 22 massacre in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians, India has engaged in not just a diplomatic offensive but an aggressive information war. Its immedi...