Pakistan says the tactic of assassination was just like makes an attempt in Canada and america.
Pakistan has mentioned it has “credible evidence” that hyperlinks Indian brokers to the killings of two Pakistani residents on Pakistan’s soil.
“These are killings-for-hire cases involving a sophisticated international setup spread over multiple jurisdictions,” Pakistan’s Overseas Secretary Muhammad Syrus Qazi advised reporters on Thursday.
Qazi recognized the 2 males killed as Shahid Latif and Muhammad Riaz, who have been shot lifeless in separate incidents final yr.
Riaz was shot lifeless throughout morning prayers in a mosque in Rawalakot in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in September, he mentioned.
Latif was killed exterior a mosque within the metropolis of Sialkot in Punjab in October.
Qazi mentioned that the tactic of assassination was just like makes an attempt in Canada and america.
Final yr, Canada and the US individually accused Indian brokers of being linked to assassination makes an attempt of their international locations.
India’s ministry of overseas affairs rejected the allegations, which it described as “false and malicious” in a publish on X.
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Final yr, tensions between Canada and India rose considerably after the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly linked Indian intelligence companies to the loss of life of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an allegation that New Delhi known as “absurd”.
Nijjar, who had been advocating for a separate Sikh state in India, was needed by Indian authorities for alleged “terrorism” and conspiracy to commit homicide.
Within the US, an Indian nationwide was charged with plotting to assassinate a Sikh separatist chief on US soil, the US Division of Justice mentioned in November.
The murder-for-hire expenses in opposition to Nikhil Gupta, 52, “in connection with his participating in a foiled plot to assassinate a US citizen” of Indian origin in New York Metropolis, it mentioned in a press release.
The person was focused for allegedly being “a vocal critic of the Indian government and leads a US-based organisation that advocates for the secession of Punjab”.
In an interview with the Monetary Occasions in December, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned that his authorities would examine any proof related to the plot to assassinate a US citizen.
“If someone gives us any information, we would definitely look into it,” he mentioned.
“If a citizen of ours has done anything good or bad, we are ready to look into it. Our commitment is to the rule of law.”
Following his feedback, Canada’s Trudeau mentioned the US indictment had softened India’s stance in direction of Canada.
“I think there is a beginning of an understanding that they can’t bluster their way through this and there is an openness to collaborating in a way that perhaps they were less open before,” he mentioned.
“There’s an understanding that maybe, maybe just churning out attacks against Canada isn’t going to make this problem go away.”