The Press Wing of the Chief Adviser has dismissed as "false and baseless" a report published by an Indian newspaper alleging that Pakistan’s intelligence agency, ISI, is working to reopen a ULFA camp near the Assam border in Bangladesh.
The report, published on the front page of The Tribune in New Delhi under the headline “ISI, Bangladesh operatives teaming up to revive ULFA camps near Assam border,” provides no concrete evidence or credible sources to support its claims, the Press Wing stated on its verified Facebook page.
"As with other similar reports that have surfaced since Bangladeshis removed the corrupt and oppressive regime of Sheikh Hasina, this article lacks substantiation and relies on speculation," the statement read.
The only named source in the report, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has himself dismissed the notion that ULFA leader Paresh Baruah is interested in resuming militant activities, the Press Wing pointed out.
Additionally, the Tribune article states that intelligence agencies suspect Baruah "may soon be released," despite the fact that he is already at large and reportedly residing in China. The report also claims that intercepted communications in Bangladesh were in Arabic, Urdu, and Bengali—another assertion the Press Wing strongly refuted.
"This story is pure fiction and will remain an ‘exclusive’ to The Tribune because it exists only in the imaginations of its staff," the statement concluded.
