Pakistan is set to address the matter of alleged “target killings” by India, violating international law and UN charter principles, with the United States and Canada.
Islamabad, accusing India of orchestrating “extra-territorial and extra-judicial” assassinations, will brief the two nations on the issue.
Over the past two years, Pakistan experienced mysterious targeted killings, primarily affecting individuals associated with Kashmir or its cause and wanted by India.
Despite maintaining silence, Foreign Secretary Cyrus Qazi recently revealed that India was involved in at least two cases, providing credible evidence linking Indian secret agencies to the incidents.
According to an official involved in the investigations, Pakistan plans to inform the US and Canada about its findings and share details with members of the UN Security Council regarding what it deems a “sinister” campaign by India.
The official disclosed that India employed a sophisticated and well-organized strategy, utilizing agents in a third country who engaged local criminals and individuals with a “Jihadi mindset” to carry out the plans in Pakistan.
Techniques included misleading locals about the targets, such as falsely claiming debts owed by the victims. Confessional statements from the accused and a money trail connecting Indian agents to the killings support Pakistan’s claims.
The official stressed the gravity of the situation, emphasizing that Pakistan’s actions should not be perceived as routine India-Pakistan posturing but as a serious breach of territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Notably, India never shared information about those targeted in the assassinations, prompting criticism for circumventing due legal processes and conducting extra-judicial and extra-territorial killings.
