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Pakistan’s History of Dubious Terror Probes: Pakistan on Saturday (April 26, 2025) offered to join any “neutral and transparent” probe into the Pahalgam terrorist attack that killed 26 people.

“The recent tragedy in Pahalgam is yet another example of this perpetual blame game, which must come to a grinding halt. Continuing with its role as a responsible country, Pakistan is open to participating in any neutral, transparent and credible investigation,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said while addressing the army-cadets passing-out parade at the Pakistan Military Academy in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Kakul.

Echoing his views, Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, in a press conference in Lahore, said, “If neutral people of any third country carry out a probe into this incident, we are ready to cooperate with them.”

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Sharif’s offer came three days after New Delhi unveiled a raft of punitive measures against Pakistan, including suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, closure of the only operation land border crossing at Attari and downgrading of diplomatic ties.

Pakistan on Saturday (April 26, 2025) offered to join any “neutral and transparent” probe into the Pahalgam terrorist attack that killed 26 people. “The recent tragedy in Pahalgam is yet another example of this perpetual blame game, which must come to a grinding halt. Continuing with its role as a responsible country, Pakistan is open to participating in any neutral, transparent and credible investigation,” Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said while addressing the army-cadets passing-out parade at the Pakistan Military Academy in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Kakul.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting of the nation’s National Security Committee, in Islamabad.

Echoing his views, Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, in a press conference in Lahore, said, “If neutral people of any third country carry out a probe into this incident, we are ready to cooperate with them.”

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Talking about the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty by India, Mr. Sharif said any attempt to stop, reduce or divert the flow of water belonging to Pakistan would be met with full force and might.

Mr. Sharif threatened to use all options if India stopped Pakistan’s share of the water. “Water is our lifeline and a vital national interest, and its availability will be safeguarded at all costs and under all circumstances,” he said.

Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah questioned the legitimacy of the offer. “First they (Pakistan) did not accept that something had happened in Pahalgam. Then they even said India did it. They were the ones who first accused us, so it’s difficult to say anything about them,” he said.

This is not the first time Pakistan has offered to assist in investigating a terror attack in India with cross-border connections.

After the 2016 attack on the Pathankot air force base by Jaish-e-Mohammed, which left eight people dead, Pakistan dispatched a joint investigation team - including members of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) - to India from March 27 to 31, 2016.

Their mission was to gather, review, and document evidence, and to interview key witnesses and victims alongside the National Investigation Agency (NIA). However, the collaboration ultimately yielded no tangible results.

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