Dhaka, Jan 20 (NationPress) While Pakistan’s global image as a state sponsor of terrorism is widely recognized, a troubling development is its transformation into an unintentional conduit for Islamabad’s clandestine operations. By allowing its territory to function as a logistical and ideological base, Dhaka risks getting drawn into Pakistan’s enduring conflict with India, according to a report released on Tuesday.

The report from the prominent Bangladeshi weekly 'Blitz' highlights ominous signals as Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) resumes using religion as a weapon, exploiting borders, and deploying proxies to instigate instability in the region.

“For Pakistan’s deep state, terrorism is not an aberration – it is a doctrine. While global attention is diverted by diplomatic theatrics and empty promises of reform from Islamabad, Pakistan’s ISI has quietly revived its most dangerous strategy: proxy jihad against India. Coinciding with India’s Republic Day celebrations, fresh intelligence indicates that the ISI is orchestrating a complex campaign of terror, subversion, and ideological warfare – reaching from West Bengal to Bangladesh, and infiltrating Indian diplomatic missions across the West,” it elaborated.

According to intelligence assessments cited in the report, operatives from the so-called 'stranded Pakistani' community in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are being systematically infiltrated into Indian territory under the operational coordination of the ISI’s 'Dhaka Cell'.

“These individuals are allegedly tasked with carrying out subversive and destabilizing activities. The unit, referenced in intelligence documents as the 'Mohajir Regiment', includes operatives aged between 18 and 40, consisting of both male and female members. Some of these operatives have received specialized training in the creation of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and in executing suicide attacks,” it noted.

The report emphasized that since the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus took office in 2024, a series of policy changes and ideological concessions have fostered an environment conducive to Islamist networks, revitalizing long-dormant ties between the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and radical Bangladeshi leaders.

“For years, LeT founder Hafiz Saeed has built relationships with figures such as Mufti Harun Izhar and Ansar al-Islam chief Mufti Jashimuddin Rahmani. Intelligence sources confirm that these networks are now being quietly reassembled,” it added.

Since late 2024 under the Yunus administration, the report states, Bangladeshi authorities have eliminated mandatory inspections for Pakistani shipments, removed post-landing cargo checks, and abolished security clearance procedures for Pakistani visa applicants.

“Diplomatic missions were directed to refrain from seeking intelligence vetting altogether. Collectively, these actions create a dangerous corridor for the smuggling of explosives, arms, narcotics, and terrorist financing – directly compromising India’s eastern border security,” the Blitz report concluded.