New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Pakistan’s spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence, had set up the terrorist-gangster network with the intention of advancing activities linked to the Khalistan movement. The plan was to ensure that the gangster network smuggled narcotics, arms and ammunition, and raised funds for the Khalistan network.While this arrangement worked seamlessly for both the Khalistan elements and the gangster network, cracks now appear to be emerging. This follows a reset in ties wit…
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New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Elections in Punjab are slated to be held in February next year, but the poll fever in the state is already high. As political parties gear up to face the elections, a major disinformation campaign in the state is being planned by the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).The SFJ which is a proscribed entity, is the mouthpiece and propaganda wing of the Khalistan movement.An Intelligence Bureau official said that these outfits have become desperate. The official said while these elem…
Ottawa, June 18 (IANS) Khalistani extremism has tarnished the reputation of the overwhelmingly law-abiding Sikh diaspora, whose contributions through hard work, entrepreneurship and public service have enriched societies across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and beyond, even as the vast majority of Sikhs reject terrorism. According to a report in ‘Khalsa Vox’, the 1985 Air India Flight 182 bombing, which claimed the lives of 329 innocent people, most of them Canadians, remains…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Pro-Khalistan organisations continue to exploit the events of June 1984 to provoke youth, spread hatred and promote their own political agendas. The Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) through their recent statement has once again showcased that the goal of pro-Khalistan groups is not to protect the rights of Sikhs but perpetuation of separatist and violent politics, a report has stated. The statement not only included anti-India rhetoric but also openly claimed that Khal…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The decision by the ISI to pick up Shahzad Bhatti, once a social media influencer, was a strategic move. Bhatti runs a massive network online through which he recruits people mainly from India to be part of terror networks. Picking Bhatti was a well thought out move by the ISI. Bhatti does not just handle operations for the ISI when it comes to carrying out terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and other parts of North India. He also oversees recruitments for the Kh…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Special Cell of the Delhi Police, which arrested nine persons in connection with a Dawood Ibrahim–ISI connected network, has found a Shehzad Bhatti link. Bhatti has been active for several months and has been tasked by this network to work extensively on India-related operations. Officials said that Bhatti had instructed the accused to conduct reconnaissance of major areas in both Delhi and Mumbai.In Mumbai, the targets were bridges that people use to commute daily…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The blasts that took place in Amritsar and Jalandhar in Punjab clearly have an ISI imprint, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has learnt. The twin blasts were carried out on the instructions of ISI-backed handlers based in Pakistan, the initial probe has found. One significant angle that comes to the fore is the timing of these blasts. They were carried out just days ahead of the anniversary of Operation Sindoor.The operation was carried out by the Indian armed forc…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Intelligence agencies have issued a fresh alert regarding plans by the banned outfit Babbar Khalsa International to revive the Khalistan movement in Punjab, with a new strategy focused on rural radicalisation and low-intensity attacks in urban centres, officials familiar with the development have said.Security and intelligence agencies have foiled several such attempts in recent years, prompting the radical group to rethink its approach. While Babbar Khalsa Internation…
Wellington, April 11 (IANS) The recent ruling by a New Zealand tribunal rejecting a Sikh man’s asylum claim as “entirely fabricated” should be a norm rather than an exception, a report stated on Saturday. The tribunal, in its March 27 order, dismissed harassment claims made by Ranbir Singh, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, citing lack of credibility and directed him to return to India. It warned that unless other countries – including Australia, Canada and the US – act decisively, the asylum sy…
Ottawa, March 10 (IANS) The brutal killing of Nancy Grewal, a Canadian citizen and well-known critic of the Khalistan movement, highlights growing concerns over Khalistani extremism spilling into violence on Canadian soil, against the backdrop of long-standing India-Canada tensions over the issue, a report said on Tuesday. According to a report in ‘Khalsa Vox’, the brutal stabbing of 45-year-old Grewal has left Canada’s South Asian communities and the wider public in shock. Between March 7 and 9…