New Delhi, August 10, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Indian intelligence agencies have warned of an alleged fresh campaign by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to use proxy groups to spread fear and disrupt law and order in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.
According to intelligence officials, groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF), along with their alleged proxies, are preparing campaigns aimed at creating panic and influencing vulnerable sections of society.
An Intelligence Bureau official said messages were being circulated through alleged proxy networks urging youths to target migrant workers, government employees and police personnel.
Officials said the LeT was seeking to revive a strategy previously associated with targeted attacks on migrant workers and security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir. The Resistance Front (TRF), described by Indian authorities as a LeT proxy, had earlier claimed responsibility for several such attacks.
The official said recent incidents involving a police head constable and migrant workers had raised concerns over the possible revival of the strategy. The LeT has allegedly been using another proxy, the United Liberation Council (ULC), to circulate threats.
In Punjab, officials alleged that KZF and Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) were attempting to use overseas-based groups and platforms, including Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), to amplify similar messages.
According to intelligence assessments, one objective of the campaign is to create distrust within the police force by encouraging personnel to abandon government service and join extremist movements. Officials believe targeted attacks on police personnel could be intended to intimidate others and weaken morale.
Even in the absence of successful attacks, officials said such campaigns could create a persistent atmosphere of fear and uncertainty, thereby affecting normal life and law-and-order operations.
Intelligence agencies have also flagged an alleged increase in attempts to smuggle small firearms into Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. Officials said Pakistan-based networks were increasingly focusing on pistols and revolvers rather than larger weapons such as AK-47 rifles.
According to the assessment, the weapons could be supplied to criminal or extremist networks to facilitate targeted killings while making such incidents appear to be locally driven rather than externally sponsored.
Officials believe the alleged strategy is aimed at keeping the two states under pressure through a combination of disinformation, psychological operations and targeted violence.
The intelligence inputs also suggest that creating disturbances in Punjab could divert security resources, while efforts to maintain instability in Jammu and Kashmir could provide opportunities for infiltration attempts.
Security agencies are accordingly monitoring suspected proxy networks, weapons-smuggling channels and online campaigns for possible links to Pakistan-based handlers.
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