IIOJK in focus

New arrest drama proves India planning false flag operation using pakistani prisoners

Islamabad: India is preparing a false flag operation against Pakistan, exploiting Pakistani prisoners—especially from Azad Kashmir—who were captured after inadvertently crossing the Line of Control.

According to Kashmir Media Service, dozens of Pakistanis, including Kashmiris, remain imprisoned in Indian jails. Security sources say these prisoners are now being shifted to execute a possible false flag operation, aimed at covering up India’s diplomatic humiliation and diverting international attention from its failures.

Last year in May, an attack on tourists in Indian-occupied Kashmir, which New Delhi linked to Pakistan without evidence, led to a brief military escalation. Islamabad strongly denied responsibility and called for a neutral investigation. Following this, India launched air strikes in Punjab and Azad Kashmir. After tit-for-tat strikes between the air forces of both countries during the four-day escalation, American intervention on May 10 helped broker a ceasefire.

Earlier, on February 14, 2019, an attack in Pulwama killed more than 40 Indian paramilitary soldiers. India alleged that the planners had links to the Pakistani state—a charge Pakistan vigorously denied. The incident escalated further when India carried out air strikes inside Pakistan, hitting what it claimed was a “militant camp” in Balakot. Pakistani jets engaged, downing an Indian aircraft and capturing its pilot, Abhinandan Varthaman, who was later returned safely.

Adding to the controversy, Indian police claimed to have detained two Pakistani nationals from Malerkotla, Punjab, today. Sources said the duo had already been in Indian custody for some time.

Analysts say the so-called latest detention strengthens suspicions that India could exploit imprisoned Pakistanis to stage a false flag operation, presenting a narrative of cross-border terrorism while diverting attention from its domestic failings and diplomatic setbacks.

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