Islamabad (November 1, 2025): Federal Information Minister Atta Tarar said that India’s secret agency tried to bribe a Pakistani fisherman, Ijaz Mallah, and use him for spying.
Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad along with Minister of State for Interior Senator Talal Chaudhry, Atta Tarar said that India still cannot accept its defeat on the battlefield. After the failure of “Operation Sandur,” India started spreading fake news and disinformation. He added that Indian media is busy pushing false stories against Pakistan.
Atta Tarar told reporters that India’s coast guards had first arrested the fisherman Ijaz Mallah while he was fishing in the sea. Later, they released him after giving him a secret task and sent him back to Pakistan.
The minister said that Indian intelligence pressured Ijaz Mallah to work against his own country. He was ordered to buy Pakistani security uniforms, collect local SIM cards, currency notes, and receipts. Ijaz Mallah followed those instructions and bought Zong SIMs, Pakistani rupees, and other small items.
Pakistan’s intelligence agencies kept a close watch on Ijaz Mallah after noticing suspicious activities and soon arrested him. Atta Tarar said this is clear proof that India is trying to harm Pakistan’s image using dirty tricks. After losing “Operation Sandur,” India has once again resorted to cheap tactics — but Pakistan’s security forces are alert and ready to stop any conspiracy.
The minister also said that the world now fully understands India’s evil plans and fake propaganda. Pakistan has exposed this new plot just like it exposed India’s spy Kulbhushan Yadav in the past.
Ijaz Mallah’s Confession
During the press conference, a recorded confession of Ijaz Mallah was shown to the media. In his video, the fisherman said, “We went for fishing, but the Indian coast guards caught us.”
He added, “Later they released me and told me to bring back army, navy, and ranger uniforms, three Zong SIMs, three mobile shop bills, Pakistani matchboxes and cigarette packs, a lighter, and some old 100 and 50 rupee notes.”
Ijaz Mallah said that when he returned to Pakistan, he collected all these items and sent pictures of them to the Indian officer. When he went back to the river in October, Pakistani agencies caught him immediately.
Reported by Save Our Pak
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