Staged wrestling or war? India’s script in the arena, clever wrestlers but who landed the real blow? How did Pakistan win the match?
By: Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada
This was no ordinary political tussle, nor a border skirmish or a lightning-fast rocket battle. This was a staged wrestling match, yes indeed! A predetermined, scripted contest in which the Indian government once again pulled out its old firecracker script, polished it, and entered the election arena wearing the anklets of lies.
The beginning of the arena unfolded when, on April 22nd, 26 tourists lost their lives in Pahalgam. Corpses fell, but the real blow was on the news. In the very next moment, India — without any investigation, without any evidence — threw the first move of blame on Pakistan, just like a wrestler pounces on the neck without even a greeting.
It was the same old trick, seen before in the 2019 Pulwama script — one incident, one outcry, one scapegoating, and a sensational attack.
But this time, the game had a new color, because this was Pakistan of 2025 — extremely silent, yet extremely clever.
On the night between May 6 and 7, India completed the first scene of its political drama: an attack on civilian areas of Pakistan. But the director of the story had changed. This time, Pakistan refused to stand by with folded hands and watch the show, and instead launched such a counter move in the arena that India’s entire balance was disrupted.
Five to six Indian Rafale jets were downed, and a female pilot was captured alive — who perhaps was the only real player of this staged wrestling match — and the world saw that this time Pakistan was not silent, it was responding with strategy.
Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar also accepted defeat. His statement emerged:
“We had already informed Pakistan that we would not target military installations or airbases, but only terrorist hideouts inside Pakistan.”
In truth, this was a confession — that this was not war, but a pre-election performance. India wanted Pakistan to once again sit in the sun draped in innocence, as it did in 2019 when it returned the Indian pilot after attacks on its cities. But this time, Pakistan changed its narrative.
The global arena too was stunned — the United Nations’ expressive silence, and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance’s frank statement:
“We have nothing to do with this war” all of these exposed India’s script.
The U.S. first said on May 1st:
“India will act responsibly and no major attack will occur,”
But by May 9th, they pulled back in clear words. That meant, Modi stood alone in the arena, and now the audience’s eyes were fixed on Pakistan’s move.
Meanwhile, Iran and the Arab world tried their old technique of mediation but failed.
Then came that moment, which history will remember as the most dangerous blow in wrestling —
India fired 24 missiles at Pakistan, one of which hit near Noor Khan Airbase.
This was not just an attack , it was the bleeding of a red line.
Pakistan did not delay in response.
It launched cyber attacks, froze India’s defense systems, rendered the S-400 missile system useless,
and simultaneously began to move nuclear assets from near Nur Khan Airbase to secure locations.
China and Turkey stood shoulder to shoulder with Pakistan,
Pakistan fired more than 80 drones and missiles at India —
and India’s presence in the arena turned into panic.
This was the moment when the world, for the first time, got news of the movement of nuclear weapons,
and then, on the stage of this staged wrestling match, suddenly a new character appeared:
President Donald Trump!
Who, upon arriving, immediately announced:
“Ceasefire has been enforced!”
Alongside, he also stirred the topic of mediation on Kashmir in his tweet
That same Kashmir, which for India was considered an “integral part,” was now a subject of global dialogue.
Even before this, President Trump had said something like: both wrestlers are equal to me.
Meaning, the real knockout punch in Modi government’s staged wrestling match was delivered by America itself.
Pakistan, in this spectacle, not only floored the enemy,
but took control of the direction, dialogue, and ending of this staged wrestling match in its own favor.
India?
Alone, exhausted, and isolated —
standing in the middle of the arena, found silent, while the applause of the spectators was meant for someone else.
China openly supported Pakistan,
Russia remained silent — and that very silence turned into a diplomatic sentence.
America pulled back its hand.
Now history bears witness that
India decorated the arena, wrote the script, created the characters — but the ending was written by Pakistan.
This wasn’t a war, it was a show.
Yes, this clash of 2025 was actually a masterclass of staged wrestling — in which the Indian government pulled out its traditional script again, dusted it off, and entered the arena as if this was the final round of nationalism.
This time too, the choreography was the same, the camera was the same, but the ending wasn’t what Modi’s government had rehearsed.
A week before the ceasefire, the Federal Minister for Information, Attaullah Tarar, had pointed toward the move,
which became a poster-tearing prediction of this staged match.
He had warned that India was preparing for an attack under the guise of false accusations.
And then when the ceasefire happened, Jaishankar himself signed the confession on this conspiracy.
The world saw that this was not a sudden blow — it was a strike delivered with prior permission.
Global silence? It was just the spotlight of the stage,
which fell only on one wrestler, while the rest of the scene was hidden in darkness.
But the eyes of the audience were sharp,
and they saw clearly: on one side, blood was spilled; on the other, only prayers for the script’s success were being made.
Meanwhile, inside India, the political arena began to tremble.
The public started asking questions:
“If our jets were downed, then when will revenge be taken?”
“Why were we kept in the dark?”
The media began to scream:
“This wasn’t a war — it was a deception!”
And Modi?
He remained silent — and this very silence was the biggest proof that the narrative had ended.
In this scene of the arena, the move Pakistan played was not the last, but it was decisive.
Modi was thinking that he would sweep the dust and sit on the throne,
but Pakistan struck such a blow at the neck of deception that the entire political stage flipped over.
Pakistan’s military leadership not only twisted the war narrative like reverse swing,
but in internal politics too, it pulled such a strategic move that a tired government was given a new life.
The wicket of Tehreek-e-Insaf was toppled in the name of “love for the homeland,”
and in this way, two targets were hit with one arrow —
the internal scene changed, and in the external arena, noise erupted. India screamed:
“This move was snatched from us!”
This was a match where less sweat, and more of the script’s sweat, was shed.
The Indian wrestler kept swaying in delusion, thinking Pakistan had been defeated,
but the truth was that Pakistan had fallen by its own will — and stood up by its own will.
The audience clapped,
but the real contest had already been decided behind the curtain.
In the final scene, when the garland of victory was placed around Pakistan’s neck,
India was left standing in the corner as just a spectator —
with astonishment in its eyes, the script in its hands, and a silence of defeat in its heart.
Now Modi’s government is busy creating a new “New Normal” to take revenge for this staged wrestling match —
an environment where the sound of war echoes constantly,
so that whenever an internal political earthquake hits,
it can be buried in the dust of the arena.
But unfortunately for them, Pakistan is no longer a country that only defends —
it has become a smart state,
which carries not only guns, but also narratives, technology, and diplomatic tools.
India too has now painted itself in diplomatic colors to hide its embarrassment.
A committee has been formed under the leadership of Shashi Tharoor to tell the world that India too wants peace —
but the reality is, this committee is a new curtain on the same staged wrestling match.
The real goal is again to create an environment to surround Pakistan.
In response, Pakistan too has formed an effective diplomatic committee under the leadership of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari,
whose job is not just to give explanations but to convince the world through reason —
and this time, they intend to do that successfully.
This time too, Pakistan was only a part of the script, but with brilliant cleverness,
it gradually became the editor, director — and ultimately, the hero of the script.
Modi government’s staged wrestling match has now been exposed.
They are trapped in the very web of deception they created.
The world has recognized who the real advocate of peace in South Asia is.
China is no longer a behind-the-scenes player — it now stands openly with Pakistan on military, cyber, and diplomatic fronts.
Israel, which always provided India with secret technology to get its job done,
this time failed to influence America.
Now the world is divided into two camps —
on one side: Pakistan, China, Turkey, Iran, Russia.
And on the other side: India, Israel, and their uncertain friend, America.
This new global alignment has now completely reversed the balance of power in South Asia.
Pakistan has achieved victory not just on the battlefield, but also in minds and narratives.
It has shown the world that we want peace — and we are not weak.
We know when to respond, and when to expose the truth before the world.
This war was not of guns, bombs, and planes — this was a war of ideology, diplomacy, and narrative.
India may have written the script
but the game was won by Pakistan.
