A shocking revelation by a Pakistan journalist has once again raised questions about India’s security measures during UPA’s rule in India. The credibility of his claims needs to be checked and cannot be taken as a concrete truth unless there’s evidence for it. Pakistani columnist, Nusrat Mirza, who in the past decade visited India several times during the UPA rule, boasted on camera that he passed on information collected at the time of his visits to Pakistan‘s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
He revealed these things in a virtual chat with journalist and political analyst Shakil Chaudhary “Typically, India only permits you to visit three locations when you apply for a visa. However, Khurshid Kasuri (a Pakistani politician and author who served as the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs from November 2002 to November 2007) was the foreign minister at the time and he was the one who assisted me in obtaining a visa for seven locations.”
He declared that he had made multiple trips to India. “When Mohammad Hamid Ansari served as vice president, I accepted an invitation to visit India.” Ansari, a politician and former diplomat from India, served as the country’s 12th vice president from 2007 to 2017.”I have made five trips to India. I have also been to Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Patna, and Banglore. I also spoke with Zafarul Islam Khan, publisher of the Milli Gazette, in 2011.” Zafarul-Islam Khan is the founder and editor of the Milli Gazette, the top news outlet for Indian Muslims, and a former chairman of the Delhi Minorities Commission.
In response to a question about Pakistan’s lack of Urdu intellectuals and strategists, Mirza gave a positive response, but he also expressed his dissatisfaction with the leadership of the Pakistan Army. He said that they are rarely considerate of the circumstances and frequently disregard the findings of experts. “Do you know what Pakistan’s issue is? When a new chief is appointed, the old chief’s work is undone, and the new chief starts from scratch. Khurshid asked me to give the info I had brought to Kayani (General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Pakistan’s former Army Chief). I said I would not hand over the information to him, but if you want, I am giving you the information. He handed it over to Kayani,” he said revealing secrets about the functioning of the Pakistani Army.
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“They called me later and asked if I could gather more details similar to this. I requested them to examine the data I gave them. There is a research wing there. They have knowledge. They are aware of India’s leadership’s shortcomings. However, they don’t use it ” he added. He continued Pakistan’s “lackadaisical” handling of the intelligence he had gotten from India by saying, “Pakistan hasn’t taken any action since the FATF was established. Its hands are restrained.” It is important to note that Pakistan has been under strict scrutiny by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) terror finance watchlist since the nation has not complied with the requirements to combat terrorism there.
Mirza’s claims about India-
He boasted further in the interview about his “complete understanding” of India and its attitude. Although he relayed the information to the Pakistani leadership, he claimed that nobody seemed to pay any attention to it because of problems with the leadership. “I acknowledge that I am not an expert, but I am familiar with their (India’s) culture. I am aware of their shortcomings. But the issue is that Pakistan’s poor leadership prevents the knowledge I have about India from being put to good use ” he said.
“I believe I am familiar with how India operates. I have researched the conditions in which Indian Muslims reside. All the editors of Urdu newspapers in India are my pals. The owners of many news channels are close friends. I’ve conducted a number of interviews each time I’ve been in India” he claimed while speaking about India. A Times of India report quotes him speaking “I am aware of the locations of separatist movements. But nobody wants to use the information for anything. In all parts of India, there exist separatist movements. There is no question in my mind. I used to think there were 26 active movements, but someone recently said there are now 67.”
Mirza has also served as the chief minister of Sindh’s advisor. Speaking of the late Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, he claimed that he was unable to even become a leader within his own party. Pakistan’s reputation has suffered on the international scene. During the course of his conversation, Mirza mentioned that China was growing increasingly irritated with Imran Khan over the CPEC projects.
