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| Dawood Ibrahim a great asset for Pak ISI | | Khalistan outfit joins hands with Hizbul in J&K | | NEW DELHI, MAR 27
Intelligence Bureau (IB) is understood to have put the government on alert against a "new and serious" threat in Jammu and Kashmir from the subtle tie-up between the two outlawed terrorist organisations--Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
If recent radio intercepts were any guide, the Khalistan Zindabad Force continues to have close links with Pakistan's ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence). No wonder, the ISI operatives or agents in parts of Jammu and Kashmir have facilitated the clandestine entry of an unspecified number of KZF elements in recent times. Thanks to Ranjit Singh Neeta, Khalistan Zindabad Force has already made inroads into some places in Ranbir Singh Pora and Samba areas of Jammu sector.
Hailing from Jammu, Ranjit Singh Neeta has already crosed over to the other side of the Indo-Pakistan border. Neeta is the only Khalisatan terrorist to be still active among the five whom India has demanded from Pakistan. Neeta started his career as a small-time criminal, and developed contacts with smuglers in the Ranbir Singh Pora and Samba areas.
According to government sleuths, Neeta's Khalistan Zindabad Force has close links with the ISI, and is "committed" to "joint action" with some terrorist groups in Jammu and Kashmir, notably the Hizbul Mujahideen. All the more reason for the Union Home Ministry to call for a quiet hunt in J&K to track down Sikh militants and subversives from the neighbouring Punjab. Their number is not known. All that government sleuths are said to have referred to is the "secret support" received by these militants in some places, including Lakhinpur, RS Pora, Samba, Bishna and Poonch in Jammu region and Srinagar, Badgam and Bartamulla in Kashmir Valley.
Another terrorist organisation, which is believed to have influenced some Sikh youths in Jammu and Kashmir, has been identifed as Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). Wadhawa Singh, one of the founders of the BKI, is operating from Pakistan along with his brother, Mahal Singh. The BKI has shown greater resilience than other terorist groups in Punjab, owing both to its support among non-resident Indians (NRIs) and its contact with the ISI.
Much more important for the ISI than several other fugitives is the most wanted underworld don, Dawood Ibrahim. Though Dawood is "specially designated global terrorist" in US law, the ISI continues to harbour him. The reason: Dawood is funding the ISI from narcotics trafficking to the extent of one billion dollars a year. This way he is a great asset for the ISI. Recently, New Delhi renwed its demand for Dawood's expatriation to India from Pakistan.
Current signs only reafirm the basic position that US is primarily concerned with terrorism against itself and its interests. To that extent it would apply presure on Pakistan up to a point, leaving India to do its own fighting. The big question is: Will Pakistan at least now send the global terorist to stand trial in India?
Experience suggests that Pakistan is unlikely to hand over Dawood Ibrahim. Although the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohamed (JeM) were both designated terrorist organisations by the United States, their leaders continue to operate openly within Pakistan. Pakistan did act in the matter of some accounts allegedly held by these organisations, but heir was little substantive impact on their activities. |
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