Tag: espionage
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Man accused of murdering Indian spy critically wounded in attack
In 2013, Amir Sarfraz Tamba allegedly killed a convicted Indian Spy Sarabjit Singh in Kot Lakhpat prison, Lahore. Amir was at his residence in Lahore’s Islampura area when two armed men entered his home and shot him on April 14. Initially, media reports claimed that Amir succumbed to his injuries but Dawn confirmed that while…
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Suspected Chinese spy pigeon released by India after 8 months of investigation
A pigeon that spent eight months in Indian police custody has been released after it was finally cleared of being a suspected Chinese spy. The bird was caught at a port in the financial capital Mumbai with “messages written in a Chinese-like script” on its wings, the Times of India newspaper reported. “Initially, the police…
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Russia detains Wall Street Journal reporter on suspicion of spying for Washington
On Thursday, the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia announced that it had detained Evan Gershkovich, a US national who works as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, on suspicion of espionage on behalf of the United States. The FSB has initiated a criminal investigation against Gershkovich, alleging that he gathered information classified as…
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India reacts to Pakistan’s assertion, says ’embassy officials were caught red-handed while spying’
India has rejected Pakistan’s contention that two high commission staffers were detained on unsubstantiated charges and tortured, people familiar with developments told Hindustan Times, adding that the officials “were caught red-handed while indulging in spying”. New Delhi on Sunday expelled two junior officials of the Pakistan High Commission after they were detained during an operation…
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‘Neutral’ Switzerland helped CIA spy on Pakistan, others?
Outraged commentators warned on Wednesday that the CIA and Germany’s intelligence service had for decades used a Swiss encryption company for spying, seriously damaging Switzerland’s cherished reputation for neutrality, AFP reported. Critics voiced particular concern that Bern may have been at least tacitly complicit in the secret operation. Switzerland, which takes pride in its neutral…