7. The Pattern Behind the Pattern
What emerges is a clear asymmetry:
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Allegations rely on unnamed intelligence leaks, social-media amplification, and recycled assumptions
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Pakistan’s record consists of bans, arrests, FATF compliance, UN listings, diplomatic restraint, and peacekeeping credentials
Conflating non-state actors, legacy groups, and individual movements with state policy is analytically lazy—and strategically misleading.
