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US newspaper discloses India’s covert role in target killings in Pakistan

Covert operations typically employ local criminals and Afghan mercenaries: Report
Representational image. Reuters
Representational image. Reuters

American newspaper The Washington Post has revealed the involvement of the Indian government in terrorism, stating that India is engaged in target killings in Pakistan.

According to the report, the Indian agency ‘RAW’ has orchestrated the killings of at least six individuals using hired assassins and Afghan weapons.

It highlighted the murder of Tamba, aka Amir Sarfaraz, who had previously been accused of murdering an Indian intelligence agent in prison. Following Tamba’s assassination, Pakistani officials, including Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, suggested that there were signs of “India’s direct involvement” in a series of recent killings within Pakistan.

The report also stated that since 2021, RAW has reportedly expanded its operations, executing a calculated series of assassinations targeting individuals linked to militant groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad.

Furthermore, these covert operations typically employ local criminals and Afghan mercenaries rather than Indian nationals to maintain deniability. By using intermediaries based in Dubai, RAW has managed to orchestrate these killings while obscuring its direct involvement. Investigators have uncovered a web of informal banking networks, known as hawalas, used to facilitate payments for these operations across multiple continents, according to this report.

Allegations have surfaced that RAW has also targeted Sikh separatists in countries like Canada and the United States, indicating a broader strategy that leverages the assassination tactics first tested in Pakistan.

Additionally, the report referred to comments made by Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in 2014, where he suggested using covert means to achieve objectives against Pakistan.

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A former ISI director general, Asad Durrani, remarked that the ongoing covert operations benefit political agendas in both nations, as neither side appears willing to pursue a path toward peace.

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