Sources Suggest Amid India-Canada Tension, Pakistan Spy Agents Met Khalistani Groups

ISI agents from Pakistan and Khalistani terror groups recently held a covert meeting in Vancouver, Canada, to discuss the promotion of anti-India propaganda, according to intelligence sources cited by India Today TV.

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Updated on: 21 September 2023 5:01 am

Khalistani supporters at the Indian Consulate in San Francisco

Intelligence sources have revealed that agents from Pakistan's intelligence agency, the ISI, who are present in Canada, recently convened a secret meeting in Vancouver with leaders of Khalistan terror groups. Among the attendees was Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the chief of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), along with other heads of Khalistani organizations. This meeting took place approximately five days ago, according to the intelligence sources.

During this meeting between ISI agents and Khalistani groups, a plan referred to as 'Plan-K' was devised with the aim of spreading anti-India propaganda extensively. Over the past few months, the ISI has reportedly been providing substantial funding for Khalistan activities in Canada. These funds have allegedly been used to incite people to participate in protests and to create posters and banners for anti-India propaganda.

The timing of this meeting coincided with ongoing diplomatic tensions between India and Canada, triggered by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations that Canadian security agencies were investigating a possible link between Indian agents and the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, in June. India vehemently rejected Trudeau's accusations, labeling them as "absurd" and "motivated." In response, India expelled a senior Canadian diplomat, mirroring Ottawa's earlier expulsion of an Indian official over the matter.

Currently, more than 20 individuals associated with Khalistan and criminal organizations are believed to be hiding in Canada. India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) and other agencies have repeatedly sent Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs) to Canada concerning this matter, but Canadian investigative agencies have allegedly not responded or cooperated with the investigations. Earlier this year, India provided Canada with a list of nine pro-Khalistan terror organizations suspected of planning extremist activities in Punjab and other parts of India.