Pakistan’s claims that Indian “agents” were responsible for the deaths of its nationals were denied by India on January 25.
As “false and malicious anti-India propaganda,” India has responded to the claims.
During a press conference earlier in the day, the Pakistani Foreign Secretary stated that three Indians were involved in “extra-territorial and extra-judicial killings” of men thought to be connected to Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish e Mohammad in Rawalakot and Sialkot. Pakistan also claimed to have evidence of transactions made to order the killings.
The Ministry of External Affairs did not specifically address the allegations or refute the statements made by the Foreign Secretary.
The MEA in Pakistan has alleged credible evidence linking Indian agents to the assassination of two Pakistani terrorists in Sialkot and Rawalkot last year. The country claims that India is carrying out extra-territorial and extra-judicial killings within Pakistan. The MEA spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, emphasized that Pakistan has long been a hub of terrorism, organized crime, and illegal transnational activities. India and other countries have warned Pakistan about the potential consequences of its own culture of terror and violence.
Pakistan argues that two of its nationals were killed by “Indian agents”
Pakistan declared on Thursday that it has “credible evidence” linking the killing of two Pakistani terrorists in Sialkot and Rawalkot last year to what it described as “Indian agents” and the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba organizations.
The Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group member Abu Qasim was slain in September 2023. He was charged with carrying skills in Pakistan by utilizing technology and safe havens located abroad. According to Qazi, Indian operatives were involved in the recruitment, financing, and assistance of terrorists, criminals, and civilians for these killings.
Additionally, Pakistan has reacted to allegations by Canada and the United States about Indian agents’ involvement in planning the assassinations of Khalistani separatists abroad. India agreed to investigate U.S. allegations, which accuse Indian national Nikhil Gupta of being behind an attempt to kill Khalistani separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. India reacted sharply to Canada’s accusation, while the United States indictment claimed that such contract killings were not “government policy.”
India refutes Pakistan’s claims of involvement in targeted killings, saying “malicious propaganda”
India vehemently denied Pakistan’s claim on Thursday that there was proof linking Indian operatives to the deliberate murders of two Pakistani nationals on Indian territory, calling the claim “false and malicious anti-India propaganda.
“Pakistan’s foreign secretary, Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi, claimed that India is conducting an “extra-territorial and extra-judicial killings campaign” with a sophisticated international setup across multiple jurisdictions. Additionally, Pakistani diplomat Qazi accused India of a global phenomenon of extra-judicial and extra-territorial killings, citing allegations made by Canada and the US last year.
Investigation found “credible evidence” linking Indian agents, Yogesh Kumar and Ashok Kumar Anand, with the killings of Muhammad Riaz in September 2023 and Shahid Latif in October 2023. India’s Ministry of External Affairs dismissed the Pakistani allegations, stating that Pakistan has long been known as the “epicenter of terrorism, organized crime, and illegal transnational activities.”
However, Pakistan has been accused of being involved in the assassination of two Pakistani nationals, Riyaz Ahmad and Latif, by Indian agents. The Pakistan foreign secretary, Qazi, alleged that Indian agents recruited, financed, and supported criminals, terrorists, and civilians in the assassinations. The killings were celebrated as “successful retribution against enemies of India and projected their capacity to carry out these illegal acts.”
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