Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: The intelligence bureau on Tuesday disclosed that Indian spy agency RAW and Afghan agency NDS have formed a nexus with banned Tehreek e Taliban and East Turkmenistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) to damage the China Pakistan Economic Corridor.

The chief of intelligence bureau Aftab Sultan told the Senate Standing Committee chaired by Senator Tulha Mehmood that the intelligence bureau had foiled designs of a number of terrorists and arrested over 5,000 terrorists and their supporters during intelligence-based operations in the country. He revealed that some agents of RAW and NDS were also among the arrested persons.

The nexus of TTP, ETIM, RAW and NDS wanted to destroy the CPEC and IB was playing an important role in foiling their nefarious designs against this monumental project. “These terrorist groups are a big threat for China as well due to CPEC,” intelligence bureau DG said.

After the Zarb e Azb operation, the ETIM shifted from Wazirstan to Afghanistan and the Afghan government did not take any action against them. We have been tasked with the security of CPEC and we are providing security to Chinese nationals working on CPEC and non CPEC projects as well. Special Armed Forces have also been trained and soon would be deployed for CPEC’s security, Aftab Sultan said.

The intelligence bureau chief disclosed that factions of TTP were being used by RAW and NDS for terrorism activities in Pakistan. “We arrested many terrorists who confessed that they work for them, and they were willing to work for whoever gave them the most money,” said the bureau chief. “RAWs’ agent Kulbhoshin Yadev’s statements and confessions are well known, while India failed to provide any single evidence of the Uri attack, even though we asked for it time and again. If India provides us evidence, we are still ready to investigate that incident.”