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The Inter-Services Intelligence(ISI) agency has long used irregular military to conduct proxy wars against its neighbors.[1][2] There has been increasing proof from counter terrorism organizations that militants and the Taliban continue to receive assistance from the ISI, as well as the establishment of camps to train soldiers on Pakistani territory.[3] All external operations are carried out under the supervision of the Wikipedia:S Wing of the ISI.[4] The agency is divided into Eight divisions.[5] Joint Intelligence/North(JIN) is responsible for conducting operations in Jammu and Kashmir and Afghanistan.[6] The Joint Signal Intelligence Bureau(JSIB) provide support with communications to groups in Kashmir.[6]

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Support for terrorists[edit]

The ISI's aid to and creation of terrorist and religious extremist groups is well documented.[7] The ISI have close ties to Wikipedia:Lashkar-e-Taiba who carried out the attacks in Mumbai in 2008.[8] The ISI have also given aid to Wikipedia:Hizbul Mujahideen.[9] The ISI has a long history of supporting terrorist groups operating in Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir which fight against Indian interests.[10][11] The ISI also helped with the founding of the terrorist group Wikipedia:Jaish-e-Mohammed.[12] The ISI also founded Al-Badr Mujahideen who were involved in the genocides in Bangladesh in the 1970s.[13]

External operations[edit]

Joint Intelligence/North(JIN) are responsible for the control of the Wikipedia:Heroin trade used to finance ISI operations. They have control over opium production and refining and also control all smuggling operations between Afghanistan and Pakistan.[14] They also control the Army of Islam which consists of Wikipedia:Al Qaeda, Wikipedia:Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Al-Badr and Jaish-e-Mohammed[15]

Activities in Balochistan[edit]

See also: Wikipedia:Balochistan conflict

The ISI has been accused of massive human rights abuses in Balochistan by Wikipedia:Human Rights Watch, with the disappearances of hundreds of nationalists and activists. In 2008 alone an estimated 1102[16] people were disappeared from the region. There have also been reports of torture.[17] An increasing number of bodies are being found on roadsides having been shot in the head.[18] In July 2011, the Wikipedia:Human Rights Commission of Pakistan issued a report on illegal disappearances in Balochistan and identified ISI and Frontier Corps as the perpetrators. Through daily news reports it has been noted that ISI and Frontier Corps puts to death illegally abducted Balochs whenever there is attack on FC's personnel or bases in Balochistan.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Kaplan, Eben; Jayshree Bajoria (July 9, 2008). "The ISI and Terrorism: Behind the Accusations". The Washington Post. Council on Foreign Relations. </li>
  2. ↑ Hussain, Zahid (2008). Frontline Pakistan: The Struggle With Militant Islam, Columbia University Press.
  3. ↑ Forest, James J. F. (2007). Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century: International Perspectives, Praeger.
  4. ↑ McGrath, Kevin (2011). Confronting Al Qaeda: new strategies to combat terrorism, Naval Institute Press.
  5. ↑ Grare, Frédéric (2009). Reforming the Intelligence Agencies in Pakistan’s Transitional Democracy, Carnegie Endowment.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Camp, Dick (2011). Boots on the Ground: The Fight to Liberate Afghanistan from Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, 2001-2002, Zenith.
  7. ↑ Wilson, John (2005). Terrorism in Southeast Asia: implications for South Asia Countering the financing of terrorism, p. 80, Pearson.
  8. ↑ Green, M. Christian (2011). Religion and Human Rights, Chapter 21: Oxford University Press.
  9. ↑ Sisk, Timothy D. (2008). International mediation in civil wars: bargaining with bullets, p. 172, Routledge.
  10. ↑ Martin, Gus (2009). Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues, p. 189, Sage.
  11. ↑ Palmer, Monte (2007). At the Heart of Terror: Islam, Jihadists, and America's War on Terrorism, p. 196, Rowman & Littlefield.
  12. ↑ Wilson, John (2005). Terrorism in Southeast Asia: implications for South Asia Countering the financing of terrorism, p. 84, Pearson.
  13. ↑ Schmid, Alex (2011). The Routledge Handbook of Terrorism Research, p. 540, Routledge.
  14. ↑ Raman, B. (2002). Intelligence: past, present & future, Lancer.
  15. ↑ Karlekar, Hiranmay (2005). Bangladesh: the next Afghanistan?, Sage.
  16. ↑ Jackson, Richard (2011). Terrorism: A Critical Introduction, p. Chapter 9, Palgrave Macmillan.
  17. ↑ Pakistan: Security Forces ‘Disappear’ Opponents in Balochistan. Human Rights Watch.
  18. ↑ Walsh, Declan (28 July 2011). "Pakistan's military accused of escalating draconian campaign in Balochistan". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/28/pakistan-military-campaign-balochistan-hrw. </li>
  19. ↑ www.hrcp-web.org/pdf/balochistan_report_2011.pdf

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