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ISI revamps Kashmir network with teen recruits, pistol drops

ISI revamps Kashmir network with teen recruits, pistol drops
ISI’s new Kashmir strategy: Teen recruits, pistol drops and jungle warfare · thehansindia.com

Pakistan's spy agency, called the ISI, changed the way it works in a place called Kashmir.

Last year, India's armed forces carried out an operation called Sindoor that damaged Pakistan's terror setup.

Because of this, the ISI started a new plan.

It let go of its older workers and is now giving jobs to teenagers who are only 15 or 16 years old.

Some of these new workers are girls.

Their job is to move small pistols from one person to another, like a relay race.

Passing the gun through many hands makes it harder for police to catch anyone.

The spies want small, targeted attacks instead of big battles.

Terrorists are also hiding in thick forests and using special Chinese radios that do not need normal phone networks.

These radios send secret messages that are very hard to track.

Key facts

Agency
Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)
Trigger
Operation Sindoor, launched after the Pahalgam terror attack
Recruit age
15-16 years, including girls
Weapon type
One or two pistols per consignment, no AK-47s
Handoff chain
Three to five different hands per consignment
Rebuilt groups
Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hizbul Mujahideen
Communication device
Chinese-made Ultra Sets (smartphone plus military radio)
Recent attacks cited
Killing of a head constable and two migrants in Kashmir

Quotes

Official

ISI official explaining network structure

“These devices do not talk to each other directly, but send short encrypted data bursts via radio waves to cross-border relay stations and Chinese military communications, which are linked to master servers in Pakistan.”
thehansindia.com
“Pakistan is not aiming for a big hit in the Valley. The very fact that they are choosing pistols over the AK-47 suggests that the aim is to carry out targeted killings and not indulge in a major strike.”
thehansindia.com

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