ISLAMABAD: Following the failure of “Operation Sandor” and the international embarrassment it caused India, New Delhi launched a sustained campaign to malign Pakistan, as revealed in the recently surfaced confessional video statement of fisherman Ejaz Mallah.
Indian Plot Uncovered
India’s intelligence agency tasked a Pakistani fisherman namely Ejaz Mallah with purchasing Pakistan Rangers, Navy, and Army uniforms along with other items, and sending them to India. However, Pakistan’s security forces uncovered the plan in time and arrested the suspect red-handed.
Surveillance and Arrest
The Pakistani agencies had been monitoring suspicious Indian activities in deep sea waters for months. In October 2025, after continuous surveillance, they intercepted a fisherman found carrying military uniforms and suspicious equipment. The man had already been under observation for making unusual inquiries at several shops about items used by Pakistan’s armed forces. Once his activities were confirmed, a joint intelligence operation led to his arrest while he was attempting to smuggle the items to India via boat.
The Task and Communication Trail
During interrogation and forensic analysis of his mobile phone, crucial evidence came to light. The suspect, identified as Ejaz Mallah, revealed that he was a poor fisherman lured by Indian intelligence. He stated that in September 2025, he was detained by the Indian Coast Guard while fishing in deep waters and later taken to an undisclosed location. There, Indian intelligence officials told him he could either face a prison sentence of two to three years or work for them inside Pakistan. Out of fear and greed, he agreed.
Ejaz was ordered to collect specific items from Pakistan and deliver them to India via boat. These included six military uniforms including three from the Army, Navy, and Sindh Rangers with name tags bearing the names Obaid, Haider, Sohail, Idrees, Samad, and Nadeem. He was also asked to send three Zong SIM cards with Karachi purchase invoices, cigarette packs, lighters, matchboxes, and Pakistani currency notes of Rs100 and Rs50 denominations. Ejaz bought these items from various shops in Karachi and sent photographs to his Indian handlers, receiving Rs95,000 as partial payment, with more promised after successful delivery.
In early October, as Ejaz attempted to deliver the items by sea, Pakistani security forces arrested him. Officials believe the Indian side intended to use these “Made in Pakistan” items in a staged operation to falsely accuse Pakistan of involvement in terrorism.
Likely Target Area
It is believed that the uniforms of the Navy and Sindh Rangers indicated a plan to stage a fake encounter in coastal areas of India’s Gujarat state possibly Kutch or Bhuj during upcoming Indian military exercises. The fabricated scene could have been used to claim the arrest of “Pakistani terrorists” or “servicemen” operating inside India.
The inclusion of Zong SIM cards was reportedly meant to link the operation’s funding and communication to Chinese elements, thereby adding an international propaganda angle.
Pakistan to Present Evidence Internationally
Pakistan has gathered all related evidence, including intercepted voice chats between Ejaz and his handler, and is sharing these findings with its international partners to expose India’s malicious agenda and prevent such false flag operations in the future.
