New Delhi:
A unit called “S1” in Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has played a big role in exporting terror to India, way back from the Mumbai blasts in 1993 to the recent terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, sources have told NDTV.
S1 stands for “Subversion 1”, intelligence sources said. This unit is the biggest driver behind the forces of cross-border terrorism in Pakistan, they said.
A Colonel of the Pakistani Army heads the S1. while two ranking officers look after active operations, sources said. The code names of these two officers are ‘Gazi 1’ and ‘Gazi 2’.
Its headquarters are in Islamabad, and a majority of its terror activities are funded by drug money, sources said.
S1 personnel and trainers are experts in making all types of bombs and improvised explosive devices, and adept at handling a wide range of small arms, sources said, adding the unit is believed to have detailed maps of most places in India.
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