ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s law enforcement agencies have arrested a fisherman working for Indian intelligence agencies to spy on Islamabad, Information Minister Atta Tarar and Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry said.
Addressing a presser in the federal capital on Saturday, the information minister said that Ijaz Mallah was taken into custody by Indian authorities in September this year, before he was taken to an undisclosed location and was forced to do some task for them.
“He [Mallah] was offered greed that he would be compensated and threatened with up to three years imprisonment if he did not comply. He was eventually released by Indian intelligence agencies and sent back to Pakistan with certain tasks,” the minister added.
Tarar also said that the fisherman was instructed by Indian agencies to procure uniforms of the Pakistan Army, Navy, and Rangers, along with local SIM cards and phone bills, for espionage purposes.
The information minister went on to say that Pakistani intelligence agencies monitored his activities and took him into custody. “Mallah was apprehended while returning to India after completing the tasks.”
A video of Malah’s confession was released, in which he said Indian agents had threatened him with imprisonment if he refused to cooperate.
Tarar said India is reportedly unsettled by Pakistan’s recent strategic and diplomatic successes, prompting such attempts at sabotage.
This is a developing story and is being updated with further details.
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