In a combined operation with intelligence agencies, Karachi Police discovered a hidden cyber network of India’s apex foreign intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), operating in the province capital.
Authorities received a tip and raided a house in Rizvia Society in Central Karachi over the weekend, arresting a suspect named as Sufyan Naqvi, according to information.
Despite Sufyan Naqvi’s denials and claims that he is just working as a freelance project coordinator for a Maldives-based company, a preliminary examination of his laptop, computer, and phone found that he was working for RAW to run an anti-Pakistan cyber network.
Sufyan Naqvi was assigned various tasks by a female Indian handler who worked for RAW via a UK mobile number. His daily tasks included spouting venom against the Pakistan Army and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Sufyan Naqvi’s RAW handler paid him between Rs. 30,000 and Rs. 50,000 per month. His handler had also told him that he needed to use various applications to conceal his identify from authorities.
The confiscated equipment has been sent for forensic inspection, and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has been tasked with furthering the investigation and apprehending all suspects associated to the lead suspect.
Under the condition of anonymity, a senior official participating in the raid warned the youth against taking up freelance work with companies that had no online presence.
RAW has now turned to targeting educated Pakistani youth by allegedly offering them online jobs, according to him. RAW, on the other hand, coerces them into running anti-Pakistan propaganda in exchange for money.
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Source: ARY News