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Asim Munir, ISI and Bangladesh polls: Why Pakistan’s outreach is raising fears of a fractured mandate

Intelligence inputs reviewed by CNN-News18 further allege that Pakistan is attempting to shape Bangladesh’s political environment by backing opposition parties ahead of the polls.

Pakistan’s ISI is back in Bangladesh: Why Munir-Yunus ties have raised alarms on India’s Eastern Front

What initially appeared to be a diplomatic “thaw” after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in August 2024 has now taken the shape of a deeper and more coordinated realignment.

Pakistan's former ISI chief sentenced to 14 years by military court

ISPR's verdict has exposed deep fractures inside Pakistan’s power structure and raised serious questions about the military’s internal accountability mechanisms.

Haryana lawyer arrested for spying for Pakistan's ISI visited Punjab to get money for terror funding

Rizwan, who is an advocate by profession, allegedly conducted a transaction of approximately Rs 45 lakhs with hawala traders involved in terrorist funding

Red Fort blast shows signs of Pakistan's ISI 'tradecraft', probe focuses on external handler Abu Okasha

Crucial evidence supporting this theory has come from the interrogation of the two arrested suspects -- Dr Muzafar Rather and Dr Muzammil Shakeel. Their travel and communication records show that they were in Istanbul in 2022.

Asim Munir’s Pakistan: Military and ISI get more money, more power. India has reasons to worry | Explained

India must prepare for a Pakistan that will continue to prioritise conflict and control over stability and reform. The 27th Amendment makes dialogue less likely and military adventurism more possible.

'That cup of tea came at a great cost': Ishaq Dar links ISI’s Kabul visit to Pakistan’s bloodshed

Ishaq Dar did not hold back in his criticism. He accused Hameed’s 2021 engagement with the Taliban of enabling the TTP to regroup and re-enter Pakistan’s tribal belt.

Pakistan’s ISI finds a new base in Bangladesh: How the secret deal puts India’s eastern flank at risk | Explained

The development comes amid a rapid expansion of military cooperation between Bangladesh and Pakistan since the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government in 2024.

Countering Pakistan’s covert operations, Punjab beefs up anti-drone defences

Punjab ramps up anti-drone measures as ISI-backed smugglers use fail-safe drones to transport arms and drugs. ADS units track, jam, and force drones back, leading to arrests and seizures.

Pakistan faces blowback as Taliban and TLP defy Islamabad: Crisis-hit ISI set for major shake-up

The ISI, long the architect and backer of militant networks in the region, including the Deobandi stronghold Afghan Taliban and TTP, appears to be losing its influence over both.

How Pakistan’s ISI fuelling LeT-ISKP terror alliance in Balochistan and Kashmir

A classified dossier reveals Pakistan’s ISI is backing a terror alliance between Lashkar-e-Taiba and ISKP, targeting Balochistan and Kashmir, merging ideologically distinct groups under state control, raising regional security concerns.

Haryana Police arrests YouTuber Wasim Akram from Palwal for spying for Pakistan's ISI

According to police, both Akram and Taufiq were in touch with the ISI and the Pakistan High Commission through internet calls.

Jaish plots PKR 3.9 billion fundraising to build 313 new 'markaz': How Masood Azhar is using digital wallets to evade FATF

Jaish-e-Mohammed's comeback plan reportedly includes opening 313 new camps, making it harder for Indian intelligence agencies to track their movements.

'Concrete evidence' that YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra spied for Pakistan, police files chargesheet: Report

The Special Investigation Team of Hisar Police said in the chargesheet that the YouTuber had been spying for Pakistan for a long time.

Invite, entice, co-opt: How ISI cultivated espionage-cum-propaganda network of Indian social media influencers

The arrest of YouTubers like Jyoti Malhotra and Jasbir Singh are part of a well-planned operation by the ISI with the twin aims of collecting information and spreading propaganda, reveal officials.

Imran Khan claims Gen Munir turned against his wife after he was removed as ISI director general

In a statement posted on X on Monday, Khan claimed that Gen Munir turned “vindictive” after being dismissed from his post

Who is Ehsan-ur-Rahim? The expelled Pakistani diplomat linked to hirar-based YouTuber

The police claim that Jyoti has confessed to the crime and provided detailed accounts of her visit to Pakistan and her interactions with Pakistani intelligence operatives.

Sheikh Hasina will be back in Bangladesh once democracy is restored, Pak’s ISI fuelling unrest: Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed

Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following violent protests against her government over a controversial quota system in jobs

Pakistan govt's decision gives ISI sweeping powers to snoop on citizens

The sweeping powers come from a decision to authorise all ISI officers above the rank of Grade 18 (major and above) to trace any calls and messages through any telecom system in Pakistan.

Govt makes ISI mark mandatory for stainless steel, aluminium utensils

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under Ministry of Commerce and Industry, issued a Quality Control Order on March 14, making the ISI mark compulsory for these kitchen utensils.

Indian embassy employee arrested for spying sent to judicial custody

An FIR was lodged at the ATS police station in Gomtinagar on February 3 against Siwal under section 121A (waging war against the country) of the IPC and sections 3,5 and 9 of the Official Secrets Act.

Indian embassy employee in Moscow arrested in Meerut: Alleged spy for Pakistan’s ISI

Satyendra Siwal, an Indian Embassy employee in Moscow, was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) for allegedly spying on behalf of Pakistan’s ISI. Confidential sources exposed ISI handlers luring MEA employees to gather critical information about the Indian Army.