Pakistan, Oct. 2 -- It now appears that Afghanistan has also adopted India's doctrine of false-flag operations. Following in India's footsteps, the Afghan Taliban regime has started making fabricated and baseless allegations against Pakistan, apparently seeking to shift attention from the growing evidence of terrorism emanating from Afghan soil.

What is even more disturbing is that some Western media outlets, including Reuters, appear willing to turn the Afghan Defence Ministry's allegations into news without subjecting them to the level of independent scrutiny that such extraordinary claims demand. In a region already facing severe tensions, this is not responsible journalism. It risks turning an unverified government narrative into an ...