Indian Home Minister Amit Shah’s comments linking Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI with Shahjad Bhatti’s terrorist network have angered Pakistan. Members of the Bhatti network were arrested during a coordinated security crackdown ahead of Independence Day. Pakistan described Shah’s remarks as an attempt to divert attention from India’s domestic security challenges.
Amit Shah’s statement angered Pakistan
Pakistan’s foreign office spokesman Tahir Andrabi, in a statement issued in response to media queries on Monday night, called Shah’s comments “baseless” and accused India of using Pakistan-related claims to divert attention from its domestic security challenges.
More than 200 members of ‘Shehjad Bhatti Network’ arrested
Shah said in an internet media post on Monday that more than 200 members of the ISI-backed terror group ‘Shehjad Bhatti Network’ were arrested during a coordinated operation in 14 states ahead of Independence Day, foiling the group’s plan to carry out devastating attacks.
Reacting to Operation Sindoor
The Pakistani military has reacted angrily to Discovery Channel’s documentary “Declassified: Operation Sindoor”. He said it presented a one-sided account of Operation Sindoor and ignored the ground realities of the war. The Pakistani military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations, said the documentary portrays the war from India’s perspective and over-dramatizes it. He also questioned the portrayal of Operation Sindoor as an Indian military success.