Pakistan, Jan. 13 -- The politics of denial has long been a defining feature of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's response to May 9, 2023. For nearly two years, the party's leadership has oscillated between selective amnesia and outright conspiracy, seeking refuge in rhetorical outrage while sidestepping the central question: who planned, facilitated, and legitimised the unprecedented attacks on state institutions? The latest forensic findings from the Punjab Forensic Science Laboratory (PFSL) bring this question back into sharp focus - and this time, with evidence rather than slogans.

According to the PFSL's verification report, the presence of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, along with senior PTI figures Kamran Bangash, T...