Pakistan's peace drama exposed. Karachi attack raises big questions

The recent suicide attack on the Sindh Rangers headquarters in Karachi could have been a Pakistani false-flag operation aimed at killing its own people and blaming another country. Terror attacks are not new to Karachi, Pakistan's financial capital.

Despite blaming India for the attack, Pakistan soon began launching strikes in Afghanistan.In this video, Major Gaurav Arya (Retd.) explains why he believes the Karachi attack could have been a Pakistani false-flag operation. He questions the official death toll of three Rangers and the claim that security forces neutralised the attackers within 15 minutes, calling both implausible. Arya also cites the sudden re-emergence of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, an offshoot of the Pakistani Taliban that claimed responsibility after years of inactivity, and what he describes as Pakistan's history of false-flag operations to support his argument.

Here's the breakdown by Major Gaurav Arya (Retd.):But this is what Pakistan wanted the world to believe just because America had given them the opportunity to host a talk between the US and Iran.Never put it beyond the Pakistani state to do a false flag operation, kill its own people, and then pin the blame on somebody else.Essentially, Karachi is not new to terror attacks. It is the economic and financial capital of Pakistan.India is behind the attack, that is what you say, and then suddenly you come to know that the Pakistanis have started attacking Afghanistan.Pakistan has killed so many innocent people, and they've been launching strike after strike in Afghanistan simply because Afghanistan lacks a credible air defense platform.Pakistan, the peacemaker. Pakistan, the center of gravity of world's diplomacy. Pakistan, whose citizens are saluted at every immigration counter wherever they happen to go across the world.This is the propaganda that Pakistan propagated all over the world. Absolutely fake. No merit.But this is what Pakistan wanted the world to believe, just because America had given them the opportunity to host a talk between the US and Iran. Pakistan went to town with that propaganda.Today, we're gonna bust that propaganda simply because Pakistan claims to be a peacemaker, but what Pakistan is doing inside Pakistan and its immediate neighborhood will again put the spotlight on Pakistan.I truly believe that Pakistan deserves to be in the FATF gray list. That is what I truly believe.Hi, I'm Major Gaurav Arya, and you're watching Open Collar.Three Pakistani Rangers killed in Karachi attack, military says.Now, militants attacked Pakistani Rangers Sindh headquarters in Gulistan-e-Johar, Karachi, using an explosive-laden vehicle followed by gunfire.Three Pakistani Ranger personnel were killed and four were injured. Security forces killed three attackers and captured another alive.And Jamaat ul Ahrar, a faction linked to the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility.This is the breaking news.This is supposedly where the attack happened. This is a map of a part of Karachi. This is not the entire Karachi. This is a part of, of Karachi, and this is where the attack took place, according to sources.Now, they're saying that three Pakistani Rangers killed, that is the number given.But OSINT, which is open-source intelligence, we have come to know that the number killed is much more than three.So the official figure is three, and this is what even Reuters claims. They're saying three died.But social media and other media outlets claim that the killed personnel have been identified as Daoud Shahid Ali Hassan, Allah Ditta, Mir Abbas Daultana, Zeeshan Younus Masih, Abdul Qadir, Moazzam Ali, Wahid Khan, Dil Nawaz, and Muhammad Riaz.These are the people who have been killed in this attack by the Jamaat ul Ahrar.Now, I fail to understand.As far as I know, and as far as my memory serves, and I could be wrong, but Jamaat ul Ahrar has not conducted an operation for a very long time. In fact, several years.I don't remember the last time I heard that Jamaat-e-Ahrar had conducted a terror strike or done a terror strike.This group had gone to sleep.Suddenly, it's being woken up. Suddenly, it wakes up, and suddenly it does something.We need to analyze that part also.Never put it beyond the Pakistani state to do a false flag operation, kill its own people, and then pin the blame on somebody else.The Pakistanis are past masters of false flag operations. They always get caught, but that doesn't mean they don't try again and again.So friends, this is how the attack unfolded.Phase one, suicide vehicle bomb, according to Pakistani officials and eyewitnesses.So this is the official account.A vehicle parked with explosives approached the range headquarters.So this vehicle, uh, this, this, uh, image shows a vehicle approaching.The driver deliberately rammed it into the security installation.So here is the check post. The driver takes a vehicle fitted with an IED device or explosives. He rams it here, right?A massive explosion follows, and a witness described it as the ground felt like it does when there is an earthquake.So it was a massive explosion, and a witness says that the ground shook like it does when there is an earthquake.Basically, it means that this was a massive, massive explosion.And then for the Pakistanis to say that they are inside a sensitive area, right? And this vehicle laden with explosives rams into a check post and only three people are killed.The checkpoint will not be manned by three people, especially in a sensitive place like that.There will be people nearby in that periphery or in the checkpoint.You can't have just three people. It doesn't happen like that, especially in sensitive areas.There would have been more people.Pakistan is hiding something, clearly.Now, phase two, armed assault, and immediately after the explosion, several militants carrying automatic rifles attempted to exploit the chaos.So suicide vehicle goes, rams into the checkpoint, then the militants go, and they start attacking.This is the range headquarters and objectives included entering range headquarters, killing security personnel, taking hostages, prolonging the battle, and maximizing media attention.A firefight lasted around fifteen minutes before all...Now, this, my friends, is fake news.They're saying ever since this happened to this, it took fifteen minutes.It's impossible.The reason why it's impossible is the terrorist vehicle or the militant's vehicle rams into the post.There is a massive explosion that is like an earthquake. Massive, like an earthquake.This is an eyewitness account, right?Everybody dies.The first inconsistency and lie is that only three people died.OSINT report says eleven people died, not three.Number two, from the time this happened to this...Or from the time this happened to this, fifteen minutes.Impossible.In fifteen minutes, and I'll tell you why it's impossible.Let me take you back to the previous slide.Now, according to this, and this we've taken from Google obviously, the attack happened here.The attack happened here.Sindh Rangers quick response post is here.That is what the QRT is for, right? That is what the QRT is for.So from here to here, and to fight all the terrorists and kill everybody took them 15 minutes.It would take them 15 to 20 minutes just to reach this place.And then you're saying a group of infiltrators came, they came inside, uh, the Sin- the Rangers headquarters, and their aim was to take hostages.The Rangers cleared everybody in 15 minutes?Fake news.Now, these are the major terror attacks in Karachi that have happened over the past 10 years.First, 27 June, suicide vehicle bomb and armed assault on Sindh Rangers Headquarters, Gulistan-e-Johar.This is the latest that happened.Then two, 6th October 2024, suicide bombing targeting a Chinese, uh, convoy, Chinese engineers near Karachi Airport.Number three, 17 February 2023, terrorists stormed the Karachi police office.Number four, suicide bombing at the Confucius Institute.This operation was carried out by, uh, the BLA, and there was a woman, highly educated, post-graduate with husband, two children, and she decided to go and do this operation.These three Chinese who were killed at the Confucius Institute, this operation happened.This operation was carried out by a Baloch woman.Number five, Saddar IED blast.This is 2022.Saddar IED blast near Memon Mosque.Number six, Bolton Market bomb blast.This is again 2022.Seventh, 29 June 2020, Pakistan Stock Exchange attacked by Baloch Liberation Army.Seven killed in this entire attack.Uh, you know, the funny part is that I was blamed for this.You can look it up in the internet.The Pakistanis actually filed a report in their police stations that Major Gaurav Arya is somehow involved in the attack, and I'll tell you how it transpired actually.India trashes Pakistan's allegations, and here is the government of India response.In response to media queries regarding the allegations made by Pakistan, the official spokesperson, Shri Randhir Jaiswal, said, "We have seen Pakistani reports making baseless allegations against India regarding the recent incident in Karachi.We categorically reject them.Instead of pointing fingers at others, Pakistan would do better to look inwards, take credible action against the terror infrastructure on its territory, and rid, uh, itself of its proclivity to rely on terrorism and an instrument of state policy."Clean, clear-cut, and, uh, this was said by Mohsin Naqvi.So, uh, I, I, I don't know.Mohsin Naqvi is the brother-in-law of Asim Munir.Mohsin Naqvi loves to play cricket, and whenever he gets a little bit of spare time, he looks at the internal security situation of Pakistan.Basic profession is to manage the PCB and interfere in the ACC.That is what he does full-time.And this is how the Pakistani narrative gets punctured.Pakistan is the world's center of gravity for diplomacy, and all the decisions of the world are going to be made in Pakistan.Now, this is what Pakistan has done very, very recently, right?The US and Iran have signed an MOU to pause their dangerously spiraling war, and each had made a point to especially appreciating Pakistan's negotiation efforts.Now, this is when these guys were doing this.Look at the body language of Shehbaz Sharif.This is like a schoolboy summoned to the principal's office.Look at the body language of Asim Munir.Standing like slaves in front of the Americans, right?Look at their body language.They were saying that the world's decisions will now be made in Pakistan, will be taken in Pakistan.Pakistan will be the final arbiter of peace across the world.This was Pakistani propaganda at its worst.But Mahang Baloch sentenced to life imprisonment.A person who has lived her life peacefully.She is Dr. Mahran Baloch.Geo News faced temporary suspension because of some blasphemy related thing which happened, and they showed some clip.15 days.15 days Geo TV will be off air because the Pakistanis felt uncomfortable.And militant attack Karachi Rangers facility, which we just discussed today.This is Pakistan's truth.They say that they will bring peace across the world through diplomacy.This is what Pakistan wants the world to see.And this, ladies and gentlemen, is Pakistan's reality.So my friends, thank you for watching Open Collar.I'll be back again soon with another fresh episode.Till then, Jai Hind.