US spy rearrested by security agencies in Pakistan

[Thəorətic Muslim]

In India, Pakistani spies, jihadi trained in Pakistan, infiltrators etc. are caught or killed on regular basis and such news is hardly ever discussed on electronic media.

My understanding is; media in and from Kashmir is held by a different set of laws than media in Mumbai or Calcutta.

Has anybody in Pakistan demanded for an attorney access for arrested Indian fellow to know the real truth.

Spies, or the people classified as spies, aren't given attorneys or counsel access between hostile nations unless there is a framework between the nations. You're not going to see accused American CIA agents capture in Iran being visited by Sec. Kerry or the Swiss Ambassador.

Such actions are always handled behind the scenes in certain ways to control the impact of possible ripples of other missions the spy has carried out. The American Passport gives the holder rights to American Counsel, but that right can be taken away by the American government for civilian individuals, or not given at all for individuals who are visiting for other purposes. All visa applications have fine print stating the "reason for your visit" is exactly that.

 

[cranwerkhan]

hahahah good one.

Though I think Afghans are only the exporters of the product, smoking is rarely done and looked up pretty harshly to those who smoke it.

true.. i have many afghan friends back in Pakistan.. i know good afghans and bad afghans .. and you are good one .

peace

 

[django]

This chaps father in law claims he is going to take tribal revenge for his son in law if anything should happen to him lol, Barrets wife Binoche Khan is making all kinds of claims against Pakistan, I say she is either complicit or deliberatly ignorant, I say deport her as well or at the very least thoroughly investigate these folks.

@Zibago @The Sandman @Moonlight

 

[maximuswarrior]

hahahah good one.

Though I think Afghans are only the exporters of the product, smoking is rarely done and looked up pretty harshly to those who smoke it.



No sense of humor, I suppose

Your sense of humor starts with shaking a hand and not letting go. Unfortunately, we know Afghan humor all too good.

This chaps father in law claims he is going to take tribal revenge for his son in law if anything should happen to him lol, Barrets wife Binoche Khan is making all kinds of claims against Pakistan, I say she is either complicit or deliberatly ignorant, I say deport her as well or at the very least thoroughly investigate these folks.

@Zibago @The Sandman @Moonlight

Get the spy b@stard and his treacherous wife out of Pakistan. Simple solution. They can shed their ugly tears in the US. I'm sure they will have new causes to malign Pakistan. These b@stards think that they can trample on Pakistani law and hold it hostage. What are we going to do to accommodate these people? Invent another law for the Americans and another one for Pakistanis? Every Tom, Dick and Harry thinks they can do as they wish in Pakistan. We have to change this perception and with an iron fist. Previous governments have set a terrible example and now every fvcker who comes in thinks he/she can demand whatever they like. We all remember how Hussain Haqqani the b@stard started issuing countless visas to US spies. The Americans think that Pakistan is their colony. This cannot go on. As for his father in law, we'll deal with him in our own classic way.

 

[maximuswarrior]

US national tells FIA he wanted to move to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is in the process of quizzing blacklisted US national Matthew Craig Barrett, who has claimed that he had come back to Pakistan to explore the possibility of permanently moving here.

A case has been registered against Barrett under the Foreigners Act and the Pakistan Customs Act.

Sources told Dawn that Barrett had tried to justify his arrival in Pakistan — despite being on a government blacklist — saying that he reasoned there were no charges against him after he was issued a visa by the consulate in Houston.

But things may not be as simple as that. Sources privy to the investigation have raised several questions: why would he come to assess the feasibility of moving to Pakistan without his wife, Banosha Khan; and, how did he manage to obtain a four-year multiple-entry visa within 24 hours.

His clearance by the immigration authorities at a time when a sub-inspector and his son were on duty and the fact that he mentioned the wrong address on the disembarkation card upon his arrival raises serious questions about his credentials and intent, particularly when his track record is suspicious.

Barrett was arrested in 2011 while taking photographs of sensitive installations in the Jhang Bhattar area near Islamabad. Maps of sensitive installations had also been recovered from him at the time.

Though his visa was valid until Dec 11, 2011, at the time of his arrest in May, its term was reduced at the request of an intelligence agency to June 4, 2011 and Barrett was asked to leave Pakistan. But instead of going back, he had gone into hiding and was arrested at a residence in sector E-11 days after his visa expired.

In addition, FIA Assistant Director (Immigration) Nadeem Zafar, who was suspended for allegedly clearing Barrett, had also been suspended in 2009 for alleged links with foreigners while he was serving as an inspector in the FIA.

He then moved to the United Kingdom after obtaining ex-Pakistan leave and re-joined the FIA on his return in 2013.

Joint investigation team

Meanwhile, a joint investigation team (JIT), headed by SP Investigation retired Captain Mohammad Ilyas, was notified on Aug 7 and has begun a probe into the circumstances surrounding Barrett’s arrival in Islamabad.

According to the JIT’s terms of reference, it will conduct a detailed investigation to ascertain how Barrett was issued a visa despite the fact that he was deported and blacklisted for re-entry into Pakistan for allegedly “scouting nuclear facilities near the federal capital”.

It will investigate how Barrett managed to enter Pakistan and uncover the role played by officials at Pakistan’s consulate in Houston, as well as the relevant FIA officers.

The JIT may co-opt any other person or officer or call for any record from consulate general of Pakistan, Houston, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Interior and FIA for assistance in the investigation and is required to finalise and submit its report and recommendations within seven days.

Published in Dawn, August 9th, 2016

http://www.dawn.com/news/1276334/us-national-tells-fia-he-wanted-to-move-to-pakistan

 

[Mav3rick]

Golden time for Nawazsharif to trade this spy for Aafia Siddique, handed over by Musharraf to USA. After atomic bomb explosions, this will be second "Karnama" he can do.

Because that is the solution to all our problems, freedom for a terrorist!

 

[django]

Get the spy b@stard and his treacherous wife out of Pakistan. Simple solution. They can shed their ugly tears in the US. I'm sure they will have new causes to malign Pakistan. These b@stards think that they can trample on Pakistani law and hold it hostage. What are we going to do to accommodate these people? Invent another law for the Americans and another one for Pakistanis? Every Tom, Dick and Harry thinks they can do as they wish in Pakistan. We have to change this perception and with an iron fist. Previous governments have set a terrible example and now every fvcker who comes in thinks he/she can demand whatever they like. We all remember how Hussain Haqqani the b@stard started issuing countless visas to US spies. The Americans think that Pakistan is their colony. This cannot go on. As for his father in law, we'll deal with him in our own classic way.

Totally concur with each and every word, and the behgairat father-in-law who claims to be a Pashtun, he needs to keep his trap shut or else...........

 

[maximuswarrior]

Totally concur with each and every word, and the behgairat father-in-law who claims to be a Pashtun, he needs to keep his trap shut or else...........

The wife fully knows and acknowledges that her American husband was roaming around a nuke facility with a camera in his hand. He was taking pics for goodness sake! To her the spy b@stard means much more than entire Pakistan. Why else would she defend such a crook? The b@stard father-in-law also needs to be sent to the US with the entire family. These people remind me of Shakil Afridi. Money and nationality above everything else.

 

[django]

The wife fully knows and acknowledges that her American husband was roaming around a nuke facility with a camera in is hand. He was taking pics for goodness sake! To her the spy b@stard means much more than entire Pakistan. Why else would she defend such a crook? The b@stard father-in-law also needs to be sent to the US with the entire family. These people remind me of Shakil Afridi. Money and nationality above everything else.

I have less respect for this woman than dancing girls, too her this incompetent SOB is greater than the entire country, she has no sense of morality ie indulging in a haram relationship with a foreign chap from a most unfriendly nation who had different creed and culture from her, but why should one expect any different after all with a begharait father like hers it is obvious no one taught her any self respect.

 

[LeGenD]

Is it wise to jump to conclusions about an individual under investigation? We should wait for investigation to complete.

We don't know the perspective of this individual and his family. We don't know the whole story. Media doesn't cares about facts, it cares about ratings.

 

[django]

Is it wise to jump to conclusions about an individual under investigation? We should wait for investigation to complete.

We don't know the perspective of this individual and his family. We don't know the whole story. Media doesn't cares about facts, it cares about ratings.

We know enough, enough to know their is a news blackout in the states in regard to this individual, only happens when individual has security background, and we do know he was taking photographs and doing surveillance of sensitive installations and we do know he was the boyfriend of Binoche Khan ,eventually they got married, another classic way for an operative to blend in to society by seducing local female, plus all the free perks that come with the relationship, ie free accommodation in his father in law house

 

[wiseone2]

Stop bringing Afghanistan into this thread. We already have enough Afghanistan in Pakistan which we are frankly sick and tired of.



Why are you Americans so obsessed with Pakistan? Building super sized embassies, sending over thousands of spies, killing people in drone strikes, calling Pakistan an unreliable ally etc.

The Americans are a confused bunch. On the one hand, they claim to break all relations because Pakistan is supposed to be an untrustworthy ally and what not. On the other hand, they build super sized mega embassies and send in thousands of spies into Pakistan. The Americans are in an open undeclared war with Pakistan. Make up your mind. The duplicity doesn't make sense.

He is a bloody spy because he was caught redhanded at a sensitive security area. What would the Americans do to a Pakistani if that were to happen? They would accuse him/her of terrorism and hold an open trial to defame Pakistan in its entirety. Would Pakistan get their national back? This guy is a blacklisted criminal. He is not allowed to enter Pakistan. Nothing that you say will change that fact. If he has a son or wife they should move to the US because their dad is a blacklisted spy. Try entering the US as a blacklisted Pakistani. Double standards and a lot of crocodile tears.

If Pakistan did not allow terrorist strikes on American targets the CIA might just back off

http://www.foxnews.com/story/2003/04/30/pakistan-nabs-uss-cole-suspect-five-others.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3938133.stm

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/khalid-sheikh-mohammed-cia

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/guantanamo/article81232607.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramzi_bin_al-Shibh#Capture_and_detention

 

[Faiez]

He will be returned with full respect soon just like Raymond Davis ......... However I did like like this part of the news

FIA said a duty officer, Ehtisham, who gave clearance to the US spy at the airport, has been arrested for negligence. A case has been registered against him

Agreed !