'PAK ARMY TRIED TO ELIMINATE HIZBUL'S SALAHUDDIN, ISI SAVED HIM'

Those trying to eliminate Salahuddin even now are likely working on the directions ofa Pak general, internal communication suggests.

- ABHINANDAN MISHRA

Internal communication accessed by The Sunday Guardian between supporters and members of the banned Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist outfit led by the Pakistan-based Syed Salahuddin indicates that their handlers, the Pakistan Army had decided to assassinate the HM commander, allegedly on the direction of former Pak Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa. However, as per the claims made in the conversation, Salahuddin was saved at the last moment by officials in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) who are “dedicated to the Kashmir cause”.

As per the claims made in the internal communication, Bajwa, who was appointed the Army Chief by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in November 2016, wanted to put a leash on the terror groups that were operating in Kashmir and hence when Salahuddin rejected the proposal given by the emissaries of Bajwa to cut back his antiIndia operations, the former Army Chief decided to remove Salahuddin. The said events allegedly took place in early 2018.