KARACHI: A major terrorist bid was foiled by intelligence agencies and police as they arrested two ‘agents’ of the Indian spy agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), in a joint operation in Pakistan’s city Karachi, Korangi Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hasan Sardar said.
He said that ammunition, two hand grenades, and a 9mm pistol had been seized from the terrorists arrested during the targeted operation.
Hasan Sardar said that the nabbed terrorist had been actively involved in the recce of a target pointed out by foreign elements. The SSP said that the terrorists used to send the pictures and information gathered during the recce abroad and obtained millions of rupees from foreign bank accounts for that.
The recent development comes as earlier, Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Syrus Qazi also exposed the “sophisticated and sinister” Indian campaign of extra-territorial and extra-judicial killings. Qazi had revealed in January that Islamabad has “credible evidence” for Indian agents’ link to the killings of two of its citizens on Pakistani land.
These disclosures were provided further credence by the UK based newspaper, The Guardian, through a report that disclosed that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Indian government “ordered killings” on Pakistan’s land.
Quoting intelligence operatives, the newspaper report said that India has adopted a policy of targeting people on foreign soil. Pakistan and India’s ties hit new lows following 2016’s Kulbushan Yadav spy arrest and the 2019 revocation of Indian Illegal Occupied Jammu and Kashmir’s (IIOJK) special status.
Western media reported that India’s notorious spy agency RAW, which is directly controlled by the office of extremist Prime Minister Modi, began to carry out assassinations abroad.
Recently, Canadian police arrested three Indians in connection with the murder of a Sikh leader in Vancouver last year, whose death has been linked to the Indian government and RAW.
The killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar last fall plunged India and Canada into a serious diplomatic crisis following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested the Indian government and RAW was involved in the murder.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged fear in Canada’s Sikh community but also underscored the “rule of law” following the arrest of three Indian intelligence agency operatives in connection with last year’s killing of a Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Vancouver.
