Fulcrums of Evil
Inter Services Intelligence
of Pakistan:
An Introduction
M.K.Dhar
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working under
supervision of the
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cover ISI posts
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Pakistan’s Intelligence and Security edifices
Federal Intelligence Agencies:
i.
Intelligence Bureau
ii.
Ehtasab (Accountability) Bureau >Nawaz’s Ehtasab Cell.
Ministry of Defence:
i.
Inter Services Intelligence
ii.
Inter Services Public Relations
Army:
i.
Military Intelligence
ii.
Special Services Group (1953-54)
iii. Surveyor General of Pakistan (Geographical Division)
Ministry of Interior:
i.
Federal Investigation Agency
ii.
Narcotics Control Division
In 2005 a part of the Ehtasab Bureau has been brought under JIB of the ISI
Inter-Services Intelligence
1.
Formed in 1948 at the initiative of Major General Cawthorne, Deputy Chief of
Pakistan army and Major General Rees, chief of Indo-Pakistan Border force.
2.
Motivation provided by British Home and Foreign Offices.
3.
Until military takeover in 1958, ISI worked as part of MI and reported through the
Army Chief.
ISI was basically formed under UK supervision as a wing of military intelligence to serve UK’s
strategic ops in Afghanistan, Central Asia part of USSR and West China.
ISI HQ located next to Kashmir Highway, a gray building skirted by Jinnah Stadium, Rose Garden,
Gool Market, Sitara market, about 5 KM from Islamabad Dawn Office. Two other offices at Warid Market
and Constitution Avenue
Available chronology of leadership
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Brig. Riazat Hussain
Lt. Gen. Ghulam Jillani Khan
Lt. Gen. Akhtar Abdur Rahman
Lt. Gen. Hamid Gul
Lt. Gen. (Retd) Shamsur Rahman Kallue
Maj. Gen. Assad Durrani
Lt. Gen. Javed Nasir
Lt. Gen. Javed Ashraf Kazi
Lt. Gen. Nasim Raja
Lt. Gen. Ziauddin
11.
Lt. Gen. Mohammad Ahmad
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Lt. Gen. Ehsan-ul-Haq
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14.
Lt. Gen. Ashfaq Kiyani
Lieutenant General Muhammad Zakki.
1958 onwards
1969 to early years of Zia.
Zia regime till 3/87.
March 87-May 89
May 1989-8/90
Aug 1990-March 1992
March 1992-May ’93.
May 93-June 1994
June 1994-96
1996-sacked by Musharraf in 1999
Retirement benefits frozen
1999- Dismissed by Musharraf
after 9/11 on USA prompting
Oct 2001-Oct 2004. Was posted in
Delhi as Counsellor.
Oct 2004…April 2006
April 2006 - Present
Known Functional Branches of ISI
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Joint Counterintelligence Bureau (JCIB)
Joint Intelligence Signal Bureau (JISB)
Joint Intelligence Bureau (JIB)- Internal matters
Joint Intelligence Finance (JIF)
Joint Intelligence Technical (JIT)
Joint Arms Direction Group (JADG)- Military Exercises, procurement of hardware
from U/C sources, evaluation of joint exercises
Joint Intelligence Miscellaneous (JIM)- India in General and other foreign
operations
Joint Intelligence North (JIN)-Kashmir, Afghan and Central Asian Bureaus.
Foreign Liaison Section (FLS)- Liaison with friendly foreign intelligence services.
Inter Services Federal Intelligence (ISFI)-supplements intelligence of the provincial
governments. Tool of political interference.
Public & Services Group (P&SG)- It functions in close liaison with Chiefs of Staff
Committee and maintains media liaison.
Joint Intelligence X (JIX)- Top-secret depository of the ISI encompassing
operational matters and coordination between other operational bureaus.
A NEW DIVISION HAS BEEN OPENED IN 2005 IN JIX TO EXCLUSIVELY
DEAL WITH VIP SECURITY-PRACTICALLY PRESIDEN’S SECURITY.
PRESENT IN CHARGE IS BRIG. SHAHID MIRZA.
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Core Structure of The ISI
Director General ISI
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Deputy Director
General-Political
Deputy Director
General-External I
Deputy Director
General-External II
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Divisional Joint
Directors
Territorial Joint Directors
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Specific Bureaus like Afghan Bureau, Central Asian Bureau, South East Asian Bureau,
South Asian Bureau etc.
Specific mention-S and L divisions of JIM. These handle sensitive forward
specific operations in India. Div Q coordinates Tanzeem operations in India.
ISI Intervention In India Along Historical and Generated Fault Lines
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Historical fault Lines- Kashmir, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, Religious and
Ethnolinguistic Problems etc
Generated Fault Lines- Punjab, Assam, Agrarian Unrest (Naxal) etc
Operational Targets
Target
Goals
Disaffected Ethnolinguist Groups
Naga, Mizo, ULFA, Bodo, Tripura
Groups, Meitei Groups
Fanning Insurgency and Locking Armed
Forces In Internal Security Duties
Exploitation of Minority Religious
Groups
Communal Ferment, Revival of the Old
Demand of North East Pakistan and
Hyderistan
Aiding and Abetting Other
Separatist Movements Punjab,
Kashmir
Slow Bleeding Process, Weaken Economy
and Disturb national Cohesion.
Major Economic, Industrial and
S&T Hubs
Annotation On Hyderistan
Mian Kifayet Ali-1930, Silsila-i-Jamait-I-Vahdat Umam Islam.
Followed Turkish scholars, revival of Caliphate Ideology.
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Hydera Republic in India
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North-East Pakistan (Added later in 1945)
3.
Muhammadia Republic in Bengal & Assam
4.
Islamistan in Muslim North West
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Surya Republic-Syria, Jordan, Palestine
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Sinusia Republic-Tunisia, Algeria, Libya and Morocco
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Azarya Republic-Azarbijan, Dagestan, Chechnya, Crimea
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Balkan Areas
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Turanian Republic (Eastern & Western Turkistan)
10. Aqsa Republic-Xinjiang Province of China
11. Barghasia Republic- Muslim East Africa
12. Java Republic-Modern Nausetara Raya.
Classification of ISI Operations in India
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Home based Operations
High Commission/Diplomatic Mission Based Operations
Third Country Based ISI Operations
Operations Through Religious Tanzeems
Operations Through Friendly Jihadists of Third Countries
Operations Using Third Country Intelligence Agencies
Operational Methodology
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Shallow Penetration Trans-border Operations
Deep Penetration Itinerary Operations
Long Term Residents
Short Term Residents
Sleeper Long Term Cells
Specific Sabotage and Subversion Operations Against Primed Targets.
Operations Through Cloned Tanzeem Cells in Collaboration with Home Based
Tanzeems.
Exploitation of Underworld Mafia.
Subversion of Indian MuslimsJIM And JIX Manoeuvres
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Infiltration of Major Religious Institutes
Garlanding Bond Between Religious Schools of Pakistan India and Bangladesh—
Wahhabi, Deobandi, Ahl-e-Hadith, Tabligh-i-Jammat. Jamait-e-Islami, Barelvi,
Firangi Mahalli, Nadwatul and some other Sectarian Sunni Organisations.
Replication of Pakistani Jihadist Tanzeems In India
Penetration By Saudi And Other Arab NGOs Directly or Through Pakistani Tanzeems
Cloning of Militant and Affiliate Armed Groups of Pakistani and Bangladeshi
Tanzeems
Proliferation of Secret Modules of Al Qaeda al Sulbah, Jaish-e-Muhammad, Lashkare-Tayeba, HUJI and JUM etc Tanzeems
Influencing the Underworld Mafia
Export of the Concept of Jihad as a Means to Islmaicise India to Achieve Ultimate
Political Goals.
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Active Pakistan Inspired Tanzeems –
All India Spectrum
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Jamait Ahl-e-Hadith
Jamait-e-Islami
Al Sunnah
Harkat-ul-Jihad Islami India
Lashkar-e-Tayeba Hind
Jais-e-Mohammad Hind
SIMI
Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Hind
Jamia Al Salafia- a group of Al Qaeda al Sulbah.
Int Estimate
SI. Total
ntrolled Ops:
Southern Groups
king and Area
Target
ection by JIX
JIM.
zeem
ection by Excio operators.
zeems tasked
reed cells and
dules in target
ation with help
m existing and
verted Indian
zeems.
es, manners,
hardware
ated by ISI.
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Muslim Defence Force (Abu Hamza-Soudi Arabia)-Specific to South India-AP,
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Coastal Karnataka
Indian Muslim Mohammedia Mujahideen- Azam Ghori. Ahl-e-Hadith Link. AP,
Karnataka, Tamilnadu
Al Ummah-S. A. Basha; Lashkar Link-AP, Karnataka, TN
Deendar Anjuman-Hazrat Moulana Syed Siddique Kibla-AP, Karnataka, TN
Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam-TN
Islamic Service Society –Kerala
National Development Front-Kerala
Muslim National Development Front-Kerala
People’s Democratic Party-Kerala
All India Jihad Committee-Kerala
Popular Front of India, Umbrella org. of Karnataka For Dignity, Manitha Neethi
Pasarai (TN) and NDF (Kerala). Suspected involvement in recent disturbance at Udipi.
Other Parts Of India
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Jamait-ul-Mujahideen (WB & Assam)
HUJI (WB & Assam, Jharkhand, Bihar, Delhi, Southern Peninsula, Maharashtra)
JMJ (WB, Assam)
L-e-T, Jaish-e-Muhammad. HuM Cells in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal,
Gujarat, Maharashtra, AP, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
Islamic Liberation Army of Assam
Muslim Liberation Army-Assam
Muslim Liberation Front-Assam
Muslim Liberation Tigers of Assam
Muslim Security council of Assam
Muslim United Liberation Front of Assam
Muslim United liberation Tigers of Assam
Revolutionary Muslim Commando Force
United Muslim Liberation Front of Assam
United Islamic Liberation Army, NE Minority Front, Indigenous People’s
Revolutionary Alliance (Manipur)
Intelligence Encirclement of India
Nepal Base
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Embassy Based Operations
Operations By Embassy Based and Housed Home Based Operators Amongst Punjab
and Kashmir Terrorists. Conduit to North East Terrorist Groups
Direct Operations in India by Housed Home Based and Embassy Based Operators
Infiltration of the Nepalese Muslims: Jamia Mohammadia-Tulsipur, Jamia Siraj-ulUloom,-Boundhiyar, Jamiatul Banatun Salehat, Jamia Ittehad-e-Millat, Darul-UloomFazi-e-Rahamniya
Jamait-Ahl-e-Hadith Nepal
Jamait-i-Islami Nepal
Nepal Muslim Yuva Samity
Jammat-e-Millat-e-Islam
Nepal Muslim Ittehad Association etc.
Other Frontal Organisations of ISI Operations In Nepal
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Sachal Engineering Company (Pvt) Ltd
East-West Finance And Leasing
Nepal Bangladesh Bank-International Finance Investment & Commercial Bank of
BD
Nepal Arab Bank-National Bank Ltd, BD
Nepal Investment Bank-Islamic Financial Forum, Turkey
Bank of Kathmandu- D Company
Nepal BD Finance & Leasing Company
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D Company Financed Cable Network
Bangladesh---Base Of Operation and Collaboration
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ISI main location at Gulshan PHC, sub locations at CHT, Sylhet, Jessore, Satkhira
Independent Operational Bases at Dhaka, Mymensingh, Jessore, Chattagram, Sylhet,
Rajshahi, Pabna
Historic Legacy of East Bengal/East Pakistan-Slight Elaboration
Collaboration with DGFI, DGNSI, BDR, RAB etc.
Collaboration with Armed Forces
Growth of Jihadist Tanzeems And In Bangladesh
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Jamait-e-Islami---Motiur Nizami Rahman
Islamic Chhatra Shibir—Affiliated To World Assembly Muslim Youth
**Nurul Islam Bulbul, Md. Nazrul Islam
Islami Oikyo Jote---Maulana Amini
Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami—Sawkat Osman aka Sheikh Farid
Jihad Movement of Bangladesh---Fazlul Rahman, Signed Osama Declaration
1998 Along With Others
J-e-I Stalwart. Had Opposed Mukti Bahini
Jagrato Muslim Janata-aka Bangla Bhai.
Jamait-ul-Mujahideen BD.
Shahadat-I-Alam-al-Hiqma—Syed Kawsar Hussain-HUA & Al Qaeda Link,
Afghan Veteran
Hijbut Tehrir BD
Ahl-e-Hadith Movement BD—a) Prof. Mohammad Rezaul Karim,
b) Dr. Asadullah Ghalib
Main BD Tanzeems Collaborating With ISI
and DGFI
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Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen---Shaik Abdul Rahman
Saudi-Pak Trained, Jamait-ul-Mujahideen, Bangla Bhai
Jamait-ul-Jihad, Ahl-e-Hadith Groups
Harkat-ul-Jihad, Remnants of Wahhabis, Khaksara and Ahrars.
Hizbut Tawhid
Islamic Jubo Sangha, Islamic Chhatro Shibir
Hizbut Tehrir
Al-Harkat-al-Islamia
Tahfize Haramaine Parishad +15 others+RSO Units
Harkat-ul-Jiahd BD.
Units of Let and Jais established in BD since 2004.
ab Funding
om: Saudi Red
escent
ciety,Rabita,
ernational
amic Relief
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sembly of
slim Youth, Al
afa
manitarian
undation, Al
jih Islamin
nking Corp,
lla Al Barak
oup and Al
qwa.
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Operational Methodology
Funding From :
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Al Haramain Islamic Foundation
ii.
Muslim World League (Rabita)
iii. Markaz-al-Dawa-al-Irshad
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Jaish-e-Mohammad
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Lashkar-e-Tayeba
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Benevolence International Organisation
vii. Bin Laden Front.
viii. Al Fuzaira.
ix.
Khairul Ansar Al Khairia
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Daulatatul Kuwait
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Revival of Islamic Heritage Society
xii. Doulatatul Bahrain
xiii. Total Fund Estimated—Taka 20 crore Yearly
BD divided into 16 Divisions. District Nizams
Madrasas---65,000
New Mosques--- 25,000
Internal Generation of Fund 18000 cr. Per Year through Investment in Different sectors.
Joint ISI And DGFI Camps For Indian Rebel Groups
Chittagong Hill Tracts
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Ukhia—3 Camps For ULFA, NLFT, MEITI Groups
Ukhia—2 Camps For RSO
Naikhongchhari, Bandarban, Amabasyapur, Fatikchhari,Dewanbari. Maschari,
Gandachari, Rajarbil, Kaptaimukh,Khagrachari, Teknaf, Khagrachari
Sylhet
Sunamganj, Nurpur, Ghilachera, Shaistaganj, Brahman Bazar, Daulatpur,
Srimangal, Maulvi Bazar, Habiganj.
Mymensingh Area
Tangail, Netrakona, Nandipur, Kendua Foothills, Jogania, Malidurga, Sherpur
North Bangladesh
Biswanath, Sonarai, Dakshin Tutupara, Nij Gadamari, Maliani, Kurigram,
Madhyam Kadma, Singria
fly Mention
ut recent S.
ziri peace
ord, transfer of
Qaeda to POK,
anshah areas,
ent
olvement with
Qaeda,
ommodation
Uyghur, Uzbek,
echen rebels in
ziri, NWEP
mps.
Brief Mention Of Global Operations
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Afghan Operations
Involvement in Europe- Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo,
Dagestan, Georgia, Chechnya, Ingushetia
Central Asia: Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan
Western China-Xinziang Uyghur Autonomous Region
and DGFI
South East Asia: Myanmar, South Thailand, Indonesia, The Philippines, Southern
Cambodia
Proof of Involvement in 9/11 Incident
Fresh involvements in acts of terrorism in Spain, UK, Germany and US
Chadhary Rahamat Ali’s
Now or Never
DINIA Concept-1937
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Bangistan.
Pakistan
Osmanistan &
Dependencies
Eastern & Northern Corridor
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These are points of infiltration, nestling and and operation
Eastern and Northern Corridor
Western and Southern
Corridor
These are routes of infiltration,
Nestling and operation
Western and Western Corridor
Pak & BD Cell Location
THE EASTERN FULCRUM
 INTELLIGENCE EDIFICE OF
BANGLADESH
 A. DIRECTORATE GENERAL
FORCES INTELLIGENCE
(DGFI)
 B. MILITARY
INTELLIGENE(INCLUDE MI,
BAI, BNI)
 C. NATIONAL SECURITY
INTELLIGENCE (NSI)
 D. PRESIDENT’S BODY
GUARD (PGI)
 E. RAPID ACTION BATTALION
(RAB)
 F. BANGLADESH RANGERS.
 G. CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE
DGFI
 DGFI WAS CREATED BY GEN. ZIAUR RAHMAN IN 1977
FIRST DG WAS BRIG. RABIUL ISLAM
ZIAUR WAS A CRACK OFFICER OF PAK ARMY, EARNED
DISTINCTION IN KHEMKARAN WAR
HE DID A STINT WITH THE ISI BETWEEN 67-68.
 PRESENT INCUMBENT: MAJOR GENERAL SADIQ HUSSAIN RUMI
 HIS NUMBER II BRIG. AZAM MIR S/O GOLAM AZAM JEI WAS
REMOVED AROUND 15th JANUARY 2007 AFTER HIS COLLUSION
WITH TAREQ ZIA TO SABOTAGE ELECTION AND KILLING OF
BIHARIS IN ASSAM CAME TO LIGHT. HE WAS REPLACED BY BRIG.
BARI.
DGFI ORG.
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DGFI IS LOCATED AT BNS MOHSIN AT GULSHAN, DHAKA.
DIVISIONS:
1. INTERNAL: POLITICAL DIVISION
2. EXTERNAL :SEA DIVISION (MYANMAR SPECIAL MENTION)
3. FAR EAST AND PACIFIC DIVISION (SPECIAL MENTION CHINA BUREAU)
4. SAARC DIVISION
5. INDIA DIVISION I, DEALS WITH INDIA DESK
6. INDIA DIVISION II, DEALS WITH MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS.
7. DIVISION WEST (PAK, AFGHAN BUREAUS)
8. ME DIVISION
9. CAR DIVISION
10. SPECIAL SIGNALS DIV.
11. SPECIAL OPS DIV. (INDIA BUREAU
12. DIVISION X
13. ISPR DIV
14. JOINT FINANCE AND OPS APPRISAL.
DGFI’S TANZEEM CONNECTION
1. Jamait-e-Islami
2. Islamic Chhatra Shibir
3. Harkat ul Jihad al Islami
4. Jamait ul Mujahideen Bangladesh
5. Bangla Bhai
6. Ahl-e-Hadis Movement Bangladesh
7. Jihad Movement Bangladesh
8. Hijbut Tehrir
9. Lashkar e Tayeba BD
10. Lashkar Jihad e Bangla.
There are about 32 active Islamist Tanzeems in Bangladesh.
DGFI normally uses these Tanzeems for operations in India.
INTERNAL FUNCTIONS
 A. LIAISON WITH MI, OTHER DEFENCE WINGS AND NSI ETC WINGS.
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DIVISIONAL AND DISTRICT UNITS
POLITICAL DESKS
BORDER, MARITIME AND COASTAL INTELLIGENCE IN COPERATION WITH
BDR, RAB ETC FORCES.
 B. LIAISON WITH JIHADI TANZEEMS
 C. LIAISON WITH INDIAN AND MYANMAR INSURGENT GROUPS
DGFI ISI NEXUS
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ZIAUR MODELLED DGFI AFTER ISI
INITIAL TRAINING AT ISLAMABAD, QUETTA AND HIGH ALTITUDE
WARFARE CENTRE AT GILGIT. COMMODORE (RETD)AMINUL HAQ, ISI
STATION CHIEF IN E. PAK HELPED INITIAL ORGANISATION.
TRAINED WITH ISI AT HARVEY POINT DEFENCE TESTING ACTIVITY,
HERTFORD, N, CAROLINA.
PERIODICAL DEPUTAION TO ISI FOR ADVANCED TRAINING.
GROUP OF 6 TO 10 DEPUTED EVERY YEAR TO LANGLEY AND BAKER
STREET TRG CENTRES OF THE CIA AND MI5 AND MI6.
DGFI TANZEEM NEXUS
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ZIAUR BROUGHT BACK GOLAM AZAM AND OTHER JEI LEADERS FROM
PAK
CIA, ISI INFLUENCES ZIAUR TO RECRUIT JAHDIS FRO AFGHAN JIHAD
GOLAM AZAM AND OTHERS HELP DGFI TO RAISE 10,000 ODD JIHADIS
FROM BANGLA INCLUDING SOME ROHINGYA ELEMENTS. FLOWN TO
KARACHI FROM COX’S BAZAAR.
CIA, ISI USE BD TERRITORY TO TRANSHIFT SEA JIHADIS TO PAKISTAN
FEBRUARY 23, 1998 OSAMA LAUNCHES WORLD ISLAMIC FRONT FOR JIAHD
AGAINST THE JEWS AND THE CRUSADERS. FAZLUL RAHMAN, LEADER OF
JIHAD MOVEMENT BANGLADESH WAS A SIGNATORY
FAZLUL RAHMAN IS THE SCION OF BANGLA JEI. IT IS THE FOUNTAIN
HEAD OF MOST JIHADIST TANZEEMS IN BANGLA