Asghar Ali Shad
EVERYONE knows that Dehli has always been active in promoting terrorism in Pakistan. In this context, four innocent people were martyred and several others injured in two separate blasts in Quetta and Sibi on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day [05 February 2021]. It should be noted that after Karachi and Balochistan, now Indian target is Gilgit-Baltistan where it is carrying out disgusting tricks and some misguided elements here mislead the public opinion thereby spreading Indian rhetoric against Pakistan.
In this regard, neutral experts have elaborated on the issue, saying whether it is a matter of the fifth generation war or a systematic campaign against Pakistan. The anti-Pakistan forces are united in weakening Pakistan internally and tarnishing its image in the outside world.
Overtime, the fact is becoming clear that India has not only usurped the rights of Kashmiri Muslims but it is also engaged in conspiracies against Pakistan with full vigour. The latest revelation in this regard has been made by Mehdi Shah Rizvi, a young man from Gilgit-Baltistan. The Gilgit-Baltistan youth has exposed Indian conspiracies by admitting to being used for anti-patriotic rhetoric. Before going into further details, it should be kept in mind that unfortunately, in the name of personal security, some political and religious parties started the tradition of forming private militias, but due to lack of any check on them, this culture was encouraged, which inevitably created serious security problems in the country as it led to a proliferation of weapons in private hands in the country.
In this regard, the tradition of forming military wings in rival political parties began in Karachi in the 1980s, where the MQM began politics under the umbrella of its military wing. As he became addicted to extortion, the importance of the military wing to his leadership increased. To check it, Sindhi, Punjabi and Pakhtun front was formed in Karachi. Its real strength was its military wing. As a result of the rivalry between the wings of the two organizations, the law and order situation in Karachi became serious and the state’s constitutional responsibility to protect the life and property of its citizens was at stake.
To address this, a targeted operation was launched under the Army and Rangers in Karachi and some other cities of Sindh during the previous Nawaz government. A similar situation arose in Balochistan where elements chanting the slogan of so-called “independent Balochistan” formed their wing in the name of Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and Balochistan Liberation Force (BLF) and started a series of targeted killings. This culture also suffered the most in terms of national security when India used the military wing of MQM in Karachi and especially the BLA and BLF in Balochistan to undermine Pakistan’s security. Delhi started sponsoring them by providing arms and funds.
As a result, the terrorists who challenged the state authority also started getting Indian support through these wings. Thus, apart from Kalbhushan Yadav and the spies arrested from Karachi, all the pieces of India are being exposed. Pak Law enforcement agencies have also arrested people working for India’s intelligence agency RAW from Karachi in the past few months. Now the confession of Mehdi Shah Rizvi, a young man from Gilgit-Baltistan, that Indian proxies were using him for anti-Pakistan rhetoric should be enough to open our eyes. Mehdi Shah says that he is not alone but also many youths are being used against Pakistan and Pakistani forces in the lure of financial support.
Even more shocking is the revelation that the arrested terrorist has been provided with a script to speak out against Pakistan during the UN human rights session. Mehdi also admitted that his father Haider Shah Rizvi also adopted anti-Pakistan rhetoric due to incitement and greed of international forums and mafias. Meanwhile, Sajjad Raja (head of National Equality Party) Shaukat Kashmiri (head of United Kashmir People’s National Party) from England are also active in misleading the people of Gilgit-Baltistan and adopting anti-Pakistan rhetoric. Mehdi Shah has exposed the Indian conspiracies in Gilgit-Baltistan by revealing the name of 11 terrorists who are promoting terrorism in GB and their names are Afaq Bilour, Shabbir, etc. During all this time, according to the arrested terrorist, “I was lured to represent in the United Nations and was told that a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be arranged at an appropriate time.”
According to this person, Sajjad Raja assured full financial support for the anti-Pakistan and anti-Pakistan forces protests in Gilgit-Baltistan and also prepared a plan to bring people in buses from Shigar, Khurramang, Khaplo and Skardu on October 22 last year. But in Gilgit-Baltistan, the government rejected the protest request and detained Ghiasuddin and others.
Amjad Ayub Mirza, Sajjad Raja, Shaukat Kashmiri are also agents of the Indian intelligence agency RAW and mislead the people of Gilgit-Baltistan and the Kashmiri nation against Pakistan on the huge funds received from India. The arrested gang member further disclosed that the student organization Baltistan Students Federation (BSF) and FWO are inciting students against Pakistani institutions and they are conducting regular campaigns against Pakistan at the behest of India. According to impartial circles, after such solid evidence of RAW terrorism came to light, it should be hoped that the UN will fulfil its humanitarian and legal duties regarding Indian conspiracies.
—The writer, a freelance columnist, was Research Fellow in Islamabad Policy Research Institute and Researcher in Centre for South Asian Studies, Punjab University Lahore.
