News for 'Inter Service Intelligence'

Key documents recovered from suspected ISI agent

Key documents recovered from suspected ISI agent

Rediff.com1 Feb 2007

The investigators have recovered vital documents like map of the Harish Chandra Atomic Centre in Allahabad, documents related to the purchase of T-90 tanks and details of air show at Bangalore.

Fake currency racket: Kingpin found dead in Nepal

Fake currency racket: Kingpin found dead in Nepal

Rediff.com9 Oct 2009

Majid Manihar's death in Nepal has dealt a body blow to the ongoing probe into the Inter Services Intelligence-sponsored fake Indian currency racket.

No proof to implicate Saeed in 26/11 case: ISI

No proof to implicate Saeed in 26/11 case: ISI

Rediff.com19 Aug 2009

Notwithstanding the dossiers of information handed over by India, Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence believes that there is nothing to implicate Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, a key accused in the Mumbai terror attack case, a media report said in Islamabad on Wednesday, quoting an ISI official.Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Saeed, who was also the founder of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba, was let off in July by a Pakistani court.

General Asim Munir takes charge as Pak Army chief

General Asim Munir takes charge as Pak Army chief

Rediff.com29 Nov 2022

General Asim Munir becomes Pakistan's 17th Chief of the Army Staff.

Pak revamps ISI, 'retires' 32 senior officers

Pak revamps ISI, 'retires' 32 senior officers

Rediff.com12 Aug 2009

Pakistan's powerful spy agency Inter Services Intelligence has been restructured by the government by weeding out 32 senior officers of the rank of brigadiers and colonels in a move to make it trim, a media report said on Wednesday. The report said the revamp had been undertaken as the spy agency had expanded out of proportion in the recent years and many top level officers continued to serve in the organisation despite attaining superannuation.

To boost image, ISI opens up to foreign media

To boost image, ISI opens up to foreign media

Rediff.com6 Aug 2009

Pakistan's dreaded spy agency Inter Services Intelligence no longer works under a cloak of secrecy. It is slowly opening up -- even to foreign media.

Two ISI agents arrested in Delhi

Two ISI agents arrested in Delhi

Rediff.com6 Oct 2006

The sleuths have seized defence-related classified documents and sketches of vital installations from them.

Pakistan launches psywar over Baluchistan

Pakistan launches psywar over Baluchistan

Rediff.com28 Jul 2009

So long as the Pakistan Army does not succeed in Baluchistan, the much-hyped Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline will remain a pipedream, says B Raman

ISI continues to train terror groups: Narayanan

ISI continues to train terror groups: Narayanan

Rediff.com27 Mar 2008

India on Wednesday said Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence still continues to train terror groups. "There is no change in the attitude of the ISI to train terror groups like the Lashkar-e-Toiba and the Jaish-e-Mohammad. Their attacks are likely to continue," National Security Advisor M K Narayanan said.

Let's vote like Indians: Musharraf told

Let's vote like Indians: Musharraf told

Rediff.com16 Aug 2006

This is the second letter in which the President has been urged to step down from the post of army chief and take steps to ensure free and fair elections in the country by setting up a neutral caretaker government.

ISI module cracked in Faridabad

ISI module cracked in Faridabad

Rediff.com1 Aug 2006

Superintendent of Police (Faridabad) Mahender Singh Sehram told PTI that Haroon (60) had been arrested on charges of passing on sensitive information to the ISI.

Document leak: America scrambles to save face

Document leak: America scrambles to save face

Rediff.com27 Jul 2010

The United States may seek to gain leverage from the WikiLeaks disclosures about the Inter Services Intelligence's links with the Taliban and the Al Qaeda to make Islamabad act tougher on militant groups on its soil. "This is now in the open," a senior Barack Obama administration official said, referring to the 92,000 documents of the US defence department's war in Afghanistan made public by the online whistleblower WikiLeaks.

Pak behind Mumbai blasts: Baloch leaders

Pak behind Mumbai blasts: Baloch leaders

Rediff.com23 Jul 2006

'acts of terrorism are controlled and monitored by ISI' -- Baloch leaders.

More arrests in foiled ULFA hijack plot

More arrests in foiled ULFA hijack plot

Rediff.com11 Feb 2008

The arrests were made on the basis of confessions made by arrested ULFA cadre Manoj Tamuly, who was allegedly trained by an Inter Services Intelligence operative.

Why the Taliban is attacking the ISI

Why the Taliban is attacking the ISI

Rediff.com29 May 2009

Of these various Taliban factions, only the Neo-Taliban, which was created by the ISI in 1994 when Benazir Bhutto was the prime minister, still owes its loyalty to the ISI and the Pakistan government. The others don't.

What's common to terror attacks in India and Pak

What's common to terror attacks in India and Pak

Rediff.com27 May 2009

It would be useful for the investigating agencies of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan to exchange notes on their respective investigations and to pick each other's brains. One should not fight shy of agreeing to a common brain-storming on the investigations.

'Ludhiana blast main accused trained in Pak'

'Ludhiana blast main accused trained in Pak'

Rediff.com10 Jan 2008

"Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency imparted the training to Gurpreet Singh," said Punjab Director-General of Police N P S Aulakh. Gurpreet Singh and two other suspected Babbar Khalsa militants were arrested near the Indo-Nepal border in Bihar on December 25. Aulakh said that Gurpreet went to Pakistan with a jatha of Sikh pilgrims and he was trained with another terrorist Harminder Singh. Gurpreet returned in mid-2007 to revive the terrorist module in the state.

Pak denies role in Suryanarayana's death

Pak denies role in Suryanarayana's death

Rediff.com14 May 2006

Pakistan said Tolu TV had made such claims against Pakistan in the past attributing them to some Afghan officials, which were later denied

Suspect said ISI behind Hyderabad blasts: cops

Suspect said ISI behind Hyderabad blasts: cops

Rediff.com6 Oct 2007

The conspiracy was hatched by Shahid and his friend Khaja, both residents of Moosarambagh here, police sources said quoting a confessional statement.

ISI should be roped in to tackle terror: Expert

ISI should be roped in to tackle terror: Expert

Rediff.com18 Sep 2007

As India and Pakistan gear up to hold the second meeting of their joint anti-terror mechanism, a security expert on Tuesday suggested that the Inter-Services Intelligence be roped in to tackle the menace.

'We will go to war'

'We will go to war'

Rediff.com13 Feb 2004

'India will give its land when it will be divided into many pieces,' warns former ISI chief Hamid Gul.

ISI-backed Khalistani terrorists behind Ludhiana court blast: Intel

ISI-backed Khalistani terrorists behind Ludhiana court blast: Intel

Rediff.com24 Dec 2021

A senior officer said that after the Red Fort incident, intelligence agencies were on their toes in Punjab to keep a close watch on Khalistan forces trying to revive their movement.

Pak must act against terror groups, says Germany

Pak must act against terror groups, says Germany

Rediff.com26 Mar 2010

In a strong indictment of Pakistan, Germany said on Thursday that groups like Lashkar-e-Tayiba were a creation of the Inter-Services-Intelligence and Islamabad will have to satisfy India that it was acting against the terror outfit if it wants to improve relations with its neighbour.

ISI yet again comes to rescue of 26/11 masterminds after arrest of 7 LeT men

ISI yet again comes to rescue of 26/11 masterminds after arrest of 7 LeT men

Rediff.com25 Nov 2021

Key plotters of the 26/11 have once again escaped arrest upon the advice of Pakistan's intelligence agency, Inter-Service Intelligence officers.

There will be no war with India, says ISI chief

There will be no war with India, says ISI chief

Rediff.com7 Jan 2009

About the perception that the ISI was a rogue agency that was out of the civilian government's control and indulged in its own agenda, Pasha said, "I report regularly to the president and take orders from him." Many may think in a different direction, and everyone is allowed to think differently, but no one can dare disobey a command or even do something that was not ordered, he added

No inputs on Naxals-ISI link: Centre

No inputs on Naxals-ISI link: Centre

Rediff.com16 Dec 2008

The government on Monday said it does not have inputs to suggest that the Naxals have established links with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency. "There are no inputs to suggest that the Naxals have established links with the ISI," Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal told the Lok Sabha during the Question Hour. He said as many as 217 security personnel and 441 civilians were killed in Naxal violence and action against them till November 30.

India has proof of ISI hand in Mumbai attacks

India has proof of ISI hand in Mumbai attacks

Rediff.com4 Dec 2008

India has proof that the Inter Services Intelligence was involved in planning the Mumbai terror attacks and training the terrorists who killed 183 people during a 60-hour siege of the country's financial capital, sources said in New Delhi on Thursday. The names of trainers and the places where meticulous training took place are also known to the government, the sources said

'ISI sending fake currency to north-east'

'ISI sending fake currency to north-east'

Rediff.com10 Jul 2007

Fake currency with a total face value of Rs 4 crore has entered Arunachal Pradesh, Khandu said.

Pak Army elements backing infiltration: Gen Singh

Pak Army elements backing infiltration: Gen Singh

Rediff.com6 Jun 2007

"There is always some support available to militants to infiltrate across the border," Singh told reporters at a defence ministry function in Delhi.

B Raman on new ISI  chief

B Raman on new ISI chief

Rediff.com1 Oct 2008

Security analsyst abd rediff columnist B Raman on why a new ISI chief was anointed in Pakistan.

Why is Imran delaying ISI chief's appointment?

Why is Imran delaying ISI chief's appointment?

Rediff.com8 Oct 2018

If Imran Khan delays his assent to General Bajwa's recommendations any further, it could imply he is taking stock of possible serious dissent within Pakistan's top army echelons, says Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan Desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.

ULFA refutes allegations of 'ISI links'

ULFA refutes allegations of 'ISI links'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2007

The ULFA spokesman termed the allegation part of conspiracy by the army to carry out subversion in the state and blame it on ULFA.

Pak CJ issue: Musharraf seeks face-saving way out

Pak CJ issue: Musharraf seeks face-saving way out

Rediff.com17 Mar 2007

Pak Army officers write to Musharraf on the sacking of CJ issue.

ED raids in Delhi, UP over alleged religious conversion

ED raids in Delhi, UP over alleged religious conversion

Rediff.com3 Jul 2021

The officials said several "incriminating" documents have been seized during the searches, which reveal the "large-scale conversion" allegedly carried out by Umar Gautam and his organisations across India.

Lashkar guide trained by Pak army arrested near LoC in J-K

Lashkar guide trained by Pak army arrested near LoC in J-K

Rediff.com21 Aug 2022

The SSP said the investigation of the matter and questioning of the infiltrator will be conducted later.

Afghanistan: Another frontier of Indo-Pak rivalry?

Afghanistan: Another frontier of Indo-Pak rivalry?

Rediff.com16 Jul 2008

The increasing bonhomie in the Indo-Afghan relationship had posed a challenge to the ISI, which is interested in regaining its lost 'strategic depth' in Afghanistan.

Amritpal Singh has close links with ISI, terror groups: Sources

Amritpal Singh has close links with ISI, terror groups: Sources

Rediff.com18 Mar 2023

Radical preacher Amritpal Singh, who is on the run following a police crackdown, has been maintaining close links with Pakistani intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and some terrorist groups based abroad, official sources said on Saturday.

Kabul blast: CBI director's visit to Pak put off

Kabul blast: CBI director's visit to Pak put off

Rediff.com14 Jul 2008

The visit of CBI Director Vijay Shankar to Pakistan was cancelled following the car bomb blast outside the Indian Mission in Kabul and India accusing Pakistan of the Inter Services Intelligence's role in the same. Shankar was slated to leave for Islamabad on Monday along with a team of officials from the home and external affairs ministries for a meeting with Pakistan's Federal Investigating Agency.