Bangladesh, April 8 -- In the aftermath of the ceasefire between the United States, Israel and Iran, a powerful international narrative is taking shape. Driven largely by Chinese and Turkish and to some extent the US circles, it seeks to project Pakistan as the unexpected winner of the crisis: the one country trusted simultaneously by Washington, Tel Aviv, Tehran and the Gulf monarchies.

According to this version, Pakistan emerged as a skilled mediator that quietly negotiated the ceasefire while India remained on the sidelines.

The reality is very different.

Pakistan did not broker the ceasefire. At best, it acted as a courier, carrying messages between different actors. It neither framed the terms of the agreement nor possessed the le...