The Nation
Proofs found of Indian involvement
KHURRAM SHAHZAD
ISLAMABAD-When Pakistan Army troops are out to tackle militants in tribal areas after a flood of suicide attacks in the aftermath of Lal Masjid Operation, country’s intelligence has found the proofs of Indian involvement in the militancy, it was learnt reliably.
An official, who recently attended a high profile meeting regarding the investigations of suicide attacks, revealed to this scribe that intelligence agencies have found strong and irrefutable proofs of involvement of the neighboring country in the suicide attacks.
“The investigators have gathered ‘rock-hard’ proof of involvement of the neighboring country in the anti-army attacks in Pakistan”, the official said.
He said that the investigations of countrywide suicide attacks took this turn when the agencies found a passport of Indian origin from Lal Masjid after completion of the operation.
“The investigations regarding the presence of a passport of the enemy state in the residence of Lal Masjid deputy leader Abdul Rashid Ghazi are making headway. The secret agencies are also probing the links of Lal Masjid militants and the insurgents carrying out attacks against army installations and convoys in FATA and other areas of the country”, he maintained.
The investigations into the killing of the Chinese nationals also point finger at the same country. The investigators are also keenly probing the incident of abduction of the Chinese nationals by Lal Masjid clerics, which can further establish the doubts that secret agents of the enemy state have penetrated the jihadi outfits.
“Because few elements believe that even Maulana Abdul Rashid Gahzi was unaware of the activities of few elements taking shelter in the Lal mosque,” he said.
The official added that agencies also discussed the already acquired ‘significant’ proof of the involvement of the enemy state in the uprising of nationalist parties in Balochistan.
They have also information that approximately all the tribal leaders absconding from Pakistan are being heavily funded by the same neighboring state.
“The information of the agencies reveals that secret agents of the specific country have infiltrated the hardliner jihadi outfits. The enemy has adopted a two-pronged strategy against Pakistan by pouring in huge funding and unleashing anti Pakistan and Army propaganda,” the official quoted the high level meeting’s discussion.
He said that the concerned officials believe that the neighboring country on one side was using the militants to carry out massive attacks against the army while on the other using media buildup to launch propaganda against Pakistani Armed Forces.
He added that the recent findings have put the present regime in a total fix and even jeopardized the fate of ongoing composite dialogue process.
The President General Pervez Musharraf himself is facing a critical situation after disclosure of this fact and was considering the development seriously as concerned quarters feel that it would hurt his desire of early settlement of the decades-old Kashmir dispute.
The recent information gathered by the agencies is a source of serious concerns for the present regime. The government circles are also carefully evaluating the recent statement by Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh regarding Kashmir.
“The analysts are dubbing the statement of the Indian premier as an ‘abrupt and out of the context move’ as no solid headway has been made on Kashmir. According to the analysts, the surprise statement could be a bid aimed at diverting the attention from the anti-Pakistan moves being taken by the same state,” the source concluded.