Serving Indian Army officer arrested in Peshawar
Major Dal Bahar Singh’s capture adds to trail of Indian espionage in Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s security agencies have arrested a serving Indian Army officer, Major Dal Bahar Singh, in Peshawar, exposing New Delhi’s sinister campaign of cross-border terrorism and espionage against Pakistan.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the officer was operating under the pseudonym “Dawood Shah” and posing as a mosque imam in the outskirts of Peshawar. After weeks of surveillance, intelligence officials confirmed his real identity and arrested him during Fajr prayers, marking a significant breakthrough in neutralizing India’s covert operations.
Officials said the Indian officer was not only collecting sensitive intelligence but also attempting to provoke sectarian discord, part of a broader strategy by Indian agencies to destabilize Pakistan internally.
This latest capture fits into a wider pattern of Indian espionage in Pakistan. In March 2016, Pakistan arrested former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav in Balochistan, accusing him of orchestrating sabotage and terror plots. Earlier cases include Ravinder Kaushik, who infiltrated Pakistan in the 1980s, and Sarabjit Singh, convicted of espionage in 1990. More recently, several low-level operatives and facilitators have also been apprehended across Pakistan.
Observers say the arrest of Major Singh provides fresh evidence that India continues to deploy serving military personnel in covert missions inside Pakistan, despite publicly projecting itself as a “victim of terrorism.”
Analysts stress that such activities are part of New Delhi’s longstanding policy of destabilization, including attacks on the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and backing of militant proxies in Balochistan and Karachi.
The exposure of Major Singh underscores Pakistan’s vigilance and determination to foil Indian designs. Officials reaffirmed that Pakistan will continue to unmask and neutralize India’s state-sponsored terrorism, while also highlighting these activities before the international community.
