ISI unit in Kathmandu funding anti-India protests in Nepal: Intel report

Pakistan Embassy in Kathmandu has set up an ISI unit in Kathmandu to fund anti-India activities in Nepal. As per an intelligence report, Pakistan is funding few local groups for organising anti-India protests across Nepal. 

Pakistan is also trying to create Lipulekh as a disputed area between India and Nepal. One Nepali group recently organised a candlelight rally and staged a number of protests over Lipulekh issue at the behest of ISI’s Kathmandu unit, the report claims. 

"Indian agencies are keeping a close eye on such groups who are getting funds and logistics from Pakistan to create anti-India feeling amongst Nepali people," said an Intelligence officer on conditions of anonymity.

Lipulekh is the last point of Nepal's border with China and India, known as an ancient route for traders and pilgrims transiting between Nepal and Tibet. 

Pakistan embassy in Kathmandu is not only actively involved in funding Nepali groups for anti-India protest but is also recruiting Nepali men for LeT's Nepal Module, an earlier intelligence report had said. 

According to the report, Pakistan embassy in Kathmandu is said to have provided funds for planning attacks on India.

The report also reveals that ISI has opened an NGO which is a front for the terror group and is being run by a LeT operative. 

Recently, two ISI operative working in Pakistan embassy in Kathmandu visited Biratnagar of Morang district in Nepal.

ISI and LeT are looking to exploit the porous India-Nepal border. India has an open border with Nepal and the porous nature of the border has been a cause of concern for national security.