India allegedly planned killings of six terror suspects in Pakistan since 2021: The Washington Post
New Delhi: India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), has reportedly conducted a series of assassinations targeting six individuals in Pakistan since 2021, according to a report by The Washington Post.
The report claims that these operations involved hired shooters from Afghanistan and Pakistani petty criminals, rather than Indian nationals. It further alleges that the assassinations resembled operations targeting Khalistan separatists in the United States and Canada.
Citing unnamed officials, the report states that RAW employed Dubai-based businessmen as intermediaries to organise surveillance, plan killings, and facilitate payments through hawala networks.
One of the reported targets was Zahoor Mistry, accused of involvement in the 1999 hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight. Mistry was reportedly killed in Pakistan in 2022. Pakistani officials alleged that an Indian intelligence operative, identified as Tanaz Ansari, coordinated the operation by hiring locals and Afghan nationals for the killing.
Another reported target was Syed Khalid Raza, a militant leader active in Kashmir during the 1990s. Additionally, Shahid Latif, alleged mastermind of the 2016 Pathankot attack, was reportedly shot dead by unknown assailants in Sialkot, Pakistan, in October 2023.
The report claims that Muhammad Umair, a labourer arrested in connection with Latif’s killing, confessed to being sent from Dubai for the assassination after previous attempts had failed. He also reportedly disclosed the location of a safe house in Dubai, where Pakistani agents later found intelligence materials but no trace of the Indian operatives allegedly involved.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs declined to comment on the allegations, maintaining its long-standing position of neither confirming nor denying involvement in specific killings. The Washington Post reported that Indian authorities have stated that assassinations are not part of official policy.
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Caste census report in Karnataka recommends increasing BC reservations to 51 pc
Bengaluru, Apr 12 (PTI): The caste census report, which was submitted before the Karnataka cabinet, has recommended increasing reservations for Backward Communities from the existing 32 per cent to 51 per cent, government sources said on Saturday.
According to sources, the Socio-Economic and Educational Survey, caste census in short, also highlights that the population of BC is 70 per cent.
The report also suggests that 51 per cent reservation should be given to the Backward Communities in educational institutions in the state.
It cited the example of Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand, which are providing 69 and 77 per cent reservations respectively as per the backward class population, the sources said.
According to the survey report, the population of Backward Communities in 1A category is 34,96,638, 1B- 73,92,313, 2A- 77,78,209, 2B- 75,25,880, 3A-- 72,99,577 and the Backward Community in the 3B category is 1,54,37,113, sources claimed.
This way the total population of Other Backward Castes is 4,16,30,153, sources said.
The sources citing the report claimed that the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes population is 1,09,29347 and 42,81,289 respectively. The sample survey comprises population of 5,98,14,942.
The survey was initially commissioned by H Kantharaj in 2015 and later Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes Chairman K Jayaprakash Hegde completed it and submitted the report to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in February 2024.
