Why General Munir may have seen Kashmir normalcy as a threat to 'destiny'

The April 22 Pahalgam attack may be rooted in a deeper anxiety inside GHQ Rawalpindi, where Kashmir's peace disrupts the old script of rebellion and resistance

Nobody can be sure why a Pahalgam-level provocation was carried out, and at this time. Or, precisely on April 22. We can, however, offer some educated analysis and connect a few two and twos.

 

The first piece in this jigsaw is the April 16 speech by General Asim Munir. The bombast over the two-nation theory and Islamic history apart, the relevant element was the reference to Kashmir — and the claim that “it is our jugular vein, we will not forget it.”

 

Kashmir as the jugular (shah rag) is standard fare of Pakistan Studies, a compulsory subject in Pakistani curriculum.