New Delhi, The Foreign Ministry of India has vehemently refuted allegations made in a report by The Guardian, accusing the country of conducting targeted killings in Pakistan. The ministry termed the report as “false and malicious anti-India propaganda,” quoting Foreign Minister S Jaishankar’s recent statement affirming that such actions were not part of the Indian government’s policy.
The Guardian’s report alleges that India has carried out up to 20 targeted assassinations since the Pulwama attack in 2019, citing evidence provided by Pakistan and interviews with intelligence officials from both sides of the border.
Quoting an unnamed Indian official, The Guardian suggests that India drew inspiration from intelligence agencies such as Mossad and the KGB, known for extrajudicial killings on foreign soil. The report also references the killing of Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
The report further claims that Pakistani authorities have produced documents related to some of the alleged killings, although independent verification is lacking. Pakistani officials also assert that the killings were orchestrated by sleeper cells of Indian intelligence operating in the UAE.
The Indian government’s firm denial comes amidst escalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, with both sides accusing each other of engaging in covert operations and sponsoring terrorism.
