Bangladesh, Dec. 24 -- In South Asia, truth is often the first casualty of geopolitical rivalry; restraint is usually a close second. The narratives surrounding the tragic killing of Sharif Osman Hadi—one propagated by Times of Islamabad on December 22, 2025, and the other amplified in a fiery video message by Kamran Sayeed Usmani of Pakistans ruling PML-N—exemplify this pattern. Rather than focusing on justice for a young Bangladeshi leader, these accounts prioritize political opportunism, ideological projection, and a familiar attempt to implicate India in regional instability.

The Times of Islamabad article asserts—without citing judicial findings or verifiable intelligence—that Indias Research and Analysis Win...