India accused of targeted killings in Pakistan, Report alleges link to PM Modi's office

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office ordered the assassination of individuals in neighbouring Pakistan, Indian and Pakistani Intelligence operatives have told Guardian..

The Guardian report says that the India's foreign intelligence agency allegedly began to carry out assassinations abroad as part of an emboldened approach to national security after 2019..

While India has previously been unofficially linked to the deaths, this is the first time Indian intelligence personnel have discussed the alleged operations in Pakistan, and detailed documentation has been seen alleging Raws direct involvement in the assassinations..

They pointed to evidence relating to previously undisclosed inquiries into seven of the cases including witness testimonies, arrest records, financial statements, WhatsApp messages and passports which investigators say showcase in detail the operations conducted by Indian spies to assassinate targets on Pakistani soil..

In the killing of Zahid Akhund, an alias for the convicted Kashmiri terrorist Zahoor Mistry who was involved in the deadly hijacking of an Air India flight, the Pakistani documents say a Raw handler allegedly paid for information on Akhunds movements and location over a period of months..

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