ISLAMABAD: Fearing Pakistan’s growing global popularity , India has started planning false flag operations claiming that they have traced a ‘white-collar terrorist network’ linked to Pakistan’s intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
According to Indian media propaganda, security agencies have alleged that Pakistan’s intelligence agency has adopted a new strategy to evade secret surveillance, under which professional and educated people are being recruited and used for terrorist activities.
Indian media is also propagandizing with reference to officials that one of the biggest attacks ever in India was being planned through this network.
According to Indian officials, according to secret sources, security forces have arrested several people in joint operations in different areas of Jammu and Kashmir, especially in Budgam and Srinagar.
These include two medical professionals, Dr. Adil Ahmed Rather and Dr. Muzammil, who are accused of being linked to the banned organization Jaish-e-Mohammed.
Indian authorities have been claiming that 3 major terrorist attacks were foiled as a result of recent operations. A senior officer has been quoted as saying that ‘ISI was using doctors so that they could evade the normal security system and continue their activities without suspicion.’
According to reports, this revelation came after a person was arrested for sharing Jaish-e-Mohammed propaganda material on social media.
During interrogation, he provided information about a network that was providing financial and technical support to terrorism through highly educated individuals.
Indian media has also claimed that the Gujarat ATS (Anti-Terrorism Squad) has recently arrested a PhD scholar and a religious scholar who was allegedly involved in developing biological weapons, however, this allegation could not be confirmed by independent sources.
Indian officials say the network was operated by educated individuals from various countries, including the United States, who disguised their activities under the guise of research or humanitarian projects.
Describing it as a new phase of ‘hybrid warfare’, security officials have said that Pakistan’s involvement in the terrorist network of ‘educated Islamists’ poses a serious threat to national security.
There has been no official response from Pakistan to the allegations so far. However, international observers say that such allegations often surface during election or political occasions in India, so they should be verified by international and impartial sources so that their veracity can be properly assessed.
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