Falling Short on Credibility

Pakistan prime minister's offer to join in a neutral probe on Pahalgam is duplicitous

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Pakistan Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif's first reaction to the brazen terrorist attack in Pahalgam, four days after the killing of 26 innocent civilians and in the wake of India's punitive measures, including the move to keep the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, is an offer to participate in a "neutral, transparent and credible" investigation into the incident. This offer was accompanied by yet another recounting of Pakistan's role in fighting terrorism over the years, and the casualties and economic losses it has sustained. It has little credibility because of Pakistan's past record in cooperating with India in investigating terrorist attacks.