RAW agent wanted to attack Karachi, Gwadar ports

Reports suggest he was training Baloch separatists for the purpose

ISLAMABAD: Interrogation of the arrested Indian intelligence operative Kulbhashan Yadav revealed he had been imparting training to Baloch separatists in an attempt to target Pakistani ports, local media quoting officials reported on Sunday.

After his arrest, Yadav was shifted to Islamabad for interrogation during which it was revealed that he had purchased boats at the Iranian port of Chabahar in order to target Karachi and Gwadar ports in a terrorist plot, an official said adding that the RAW agent was believed to be an expert at marine fighting techniques.

Yadav was also transporting anti-state elements from Pakistan to New Delhi for training by RAW, the official, who declined to be named, said. Following recent revelations by the Indian spy, security had been tightened across Balochistan, especially at the shared borders with Iran andAfghanistan and more arrests were expected, he said.

After his arrest, Pakistan had summoned Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale to lodge a strong protest over India s spying activities in Balochistan and Karachi. The arrest of the RAW agent comes just days before a possible meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on the sidelines of Nuclear Security Summit in Washington.

Indian media says the foreign secretaries of both countries whose meeting to restart the Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue in January was derailed by the Pathankot attack are also due to meet in Washington.

At the beginning of March, Sartaj Aziz had said the foreign-secretary levels talks would resume after the investigation team’s visit. The Pathankot joint investigation team left for New Delhi on Sunday and is expected to investigate the attack over the next week.