ISI : Operation Love Birds

[somebozo]

I'd like to quote Operation Love Birds from the book of ISI's Counterintelligence Chief 'Brigadier Gen Syed Irshad Ahmed Tirmazi' during the 1980s.
'Profiles of Intelligence'

The Operation was launched when ISI agents got a tip-off about an Indian citizen (brought from India with the Indian Embassy Staff in Karachi) was trying to find a source for drug purchasing being a drug addict, ISI Personnel dispatched for the tasks found that he actually was a low level locally recruited spy from India who was sent to Pakistan as an Embassy Staff Cook, Later an ISI Agent disguised as a local pashtun(pathan) drug trader somehow managed to get him into confidence and later built strong friendship with the spy as he couldn't resist for the sake of high quality drug.
Later the agent was invited by that spy at his official residence in an Indian Embassy Senior Official's Housing, The agent was successful to put radio transmitters and recorders all inside the house and ISI found about a sexual relationship between the official's wife and his senior as the officer was excessively called by the Indian Authorities due to ahis nature of work. Successfully tapping their sounds ISI agents dealt with the lady and she agreed upon regularly revealing the Official Embassy Files to the agents for keeping her secret.

The Operation went for an year until the Official had to leave permanently back to Delhi though his wife's secret was kept and she was given a fine Farwell by the ISI ending Operation Love Birds.

 

[Shockwave]

but Siachin was still captured in 1984 and pakistan could not recapture it even after deploying worlds no. 1 ssg(as pakistanis believe them to be), all the isi brilliance ended in smoke

 

[Joe Shearer]

but Siachin was still captured in 1984 and pakistan could not recapture it even after deploying worlds no. 1 ssg(as pakistanis believe them to be), all the isi brilliance ended in smoke

Tactically brilliant, strategically imbecile.

 

[Jf Thunder]

but Siachin was still captured in 1984 and pakistan could not recapture it even after deploying worlds no. 1 ssg(as pakistanis believe them to be), all the isi brilliance ended in smoke

this is related to the topic, how?

 

[sady]

Spy tales, vice versa happens as well. I admire ISI but the way TTP was handled initially during Musharaf times and was pushed into laps of RAW and NDS is a failure of sorts. RAW established assets out of nothing and that is remarkable.

 

[Burhan Wani]

Some one recruit me in intelligence.

 

[somebozo]

Spy tales, vice versa happens as well. I admire ISI but the way TTP was handled initially during Musharaf times and was pushed into laps of RAW and NDS is a failure of sorts. RAW established assets out of nothing and that is remarkable.

elaborate more details please

 

[sady]

elaborate more details please

This story is fascinating but this is actually how intelligence agencies work. From my understaning this is their average day of work. There have been quite sensational ones from our side as well.

ISI is brilliant but in certain quarters lacks the finesse of 21st century. It seems to be struck in Cold War era, quite archaic in structure. In today's world term covert has whole new meaning. If your own media starts highlighting your premier agency then in some aspects the fault lies with the agency that it is leaving a huge signature. In western world their premier agencies are all powerful but quite invisible. You seldom hear anything abour them just a small news on page four of a man found dead in sleep or in accident. This is all.

TTP did not appear out of thin air. It went through many phases initially. At each phase of organisation they could have been stopped but Musharaf needed a Bogeyman to make himself appear indispensable to Americans. Eventually quite late NDS and RAW were able to harvest their assets in TTP. Latif Mehsud episode is an indicator of the timeline. ISI either under estimated the threat or RAW's ability to create assets in tribal belt.

 

[Aviator23]

This story is fascinating but this is actually how intelligence agencies work. From my understaning this is their average day of work. There have been quite sensational ones from our side as well.

ISI is brilliant but in certain quarters lacks the finesse of 21st century. It seems to be struck in Cold War era, quite archaic in structure. In today's world term covert has whole new meaning. If your own media starts highlighting your premier agency then in some aspects the fault lies with the agency that it is leaving a huge signature. In western world their premier agencies are all powerful but quite invisible. You seldom hear anything abour them just a small news on page four of a man found dead in sleep or in accident. This is all.

TTP did not appear out of thin air. It went through many phases initially. At each phase of organisation they could have been stopped but Musharaf needed a Bogeyman to make himself appear indispensable to Americans. Eventually quite late NDS and RAW were able to harvest their assets in TTP. Latif Mehsud episode is an indicator of the timeline. ISI either under estimated the threat or RAW's ability to create assets in tribal belt.

I completely agree with you there.

If a spy agency is good, the biggest sign is you usually don't hear much about them & they do their work quietly in the shadows. That's the whole purpose of being a spy agency. If it's not then you hear everyone talking about them from your own media to foreign media.

TTP is the biggest threat Pakistan has faced in the modern era & the ISI's inability to stop them until the loss of 60,000 lives is a huge question mark on its capabilities. Not to mention things like MQM possibly receiving funding from India, RAW creating sectarian chaos in Karachi & Quetta, people like Kulbhushan Yadav being present in Balochistan since the start of the insurgency but only caught this year. Even things like the Uri attacks, if it is established that the attackers crossed from our side then it is our failure too because it took away the spotlight from UNGA and helped Indian propaganda machine against us.

A lot of our organisations need restructuring and fresh blood. This includes our security apparatus especially.

 

[TheNoob]

but Siachin was still captured in 1984 and pakistan could not recapture it even after deploying worlds no. 1 ssg(as pakistanis believe them to be), all the isi brilliance ended in smoke

The fact you brought up an off-topic post to an irrelevant post seems to prove that you are butthurt. Please, Go to your nearest general store and buy butt cream.

 

[War Thunder]

but Siachin was still captured in 1984 and pakistan could not recapture it even after deploying worlds no. 1 ssg(as pakistanis believe them to be), all the isi brilliance ended in smoke

i doubt you had any relatives on siachen that isi could have infiltrated
and ssg is supposed to save a glacier? are you nuts or just coming from some outdoors toilet thingy?

 

[Shockwave]

this is related to the topic, how?

the timeline is 1980s

 

[ConcealCarry]

Once a friend, always a friend. Useful in Pakistan, more useful in New Dehli.

I'd like to quote Operation Love Birds from the book of ISI's Counterintelligence Chief 'Brigadier Gen Syed Irshad Ahmed Tirmazi' during the 1980s.
'Profiles of Intelligence'

The Operation was launched when ISI agents got a tip-off about an Indian citizen (brought from India with the Indian Embassy Staff in Karachi) was trying to find a source for drug purchasing being a drug addict, ISI Personnel dispatched for the tasks found that he actually was a low level locally recruited spy from India who was sent to Pakistan as an Embassy Staff Cook, Later an ISI Agent disguised as a local pashtun(pathan) drug trader somehow managed to get him into confidence and later built strong friendship with the spy as he couldn't resist for the sake of high quality drug.
Later the agent was invited by that spy at his official residence in an Indian Embassy Senior Official's Housing, The agent was successful to put radio transmitters and recorders all inside the house and ISI found about a sexual relationship between the official's wife and his senior as the officer was excessively called by the Indian Authorities due to ahis nature of work. Successfully tapping their sounds ISI agents dealt with the lady and she agreed upon regularly revealing the Official Embassy Files to the agents for keeping her secret.

The Operation went for an year until the Official had to leave permanently back to Delhi though his wife's secret was kept and she was given a fine Farwell by the ISI ending Operation Love Birds.

 

[Grevion]

Kudos to ISI for such a brilliant operation within their home territory. It must have been tough for them to operate in Pakistan.

 

[Jf Thunder]

the timeline is 1980s

so everything that happened in 1980 os relevant?