This article challenges misleading external portrayals of Kashmir by grounding the discussion in verified data, local voices, and on-ground realities, presenting a more nuanced picture of a region marked by resilience, stability, and gradual progress rather than perpetual conflict.

For decades, Pakistan has mastered one craft with disturbing dedication — the ability to manufacture chaos and export it across borders. This is the essence of Fitna-e-Pakistan : a system where instability isn’t an accident but a tool, a strategy, almost a national identity. And nowhere has this engineered disorder been targeted more relentlessly than towards Kashmir.   Kashmir has always been a land of culture, memory and resilience — yet Pakistan has tried to turn its very