Syeda Mazhar
On 4 July 2016, three unfortunate incidents of terrorist nature were conducted with malicious intent to harm the peace of Holy land. Same series of act included a blast outside US consulate, Jeddah, conducted by Abdullah Gulzar, Pakistani national. The sad incident when investigated revealed different facts/ dimensions e.g.: Abdullah Gulzar Khan’s actual name Zulfiqar Fayyaz Ahmed Kaghzi is resident of Beed District, Mahrashtra, India. He was a member of Indian terrorist organization Indian Mujahideen (IM) but later due to his differences with IM leadership, got disenchanted from the organization and started working for Indian Intelligence Agency (RAW) and helped them against IM.
During 2006, once IM operative; Syed Zabi-Ud-Din Ansari aka Abu Jundal fled from India and entered Pakistan illegally, Zulfiqar Fayyaz Ahmed Kaghzi was tasked by RAW to join Syed Zabi-Ud-Din Ansari aka Abu Jundal and help in his arrest. Zulfiqar Fayyaz Ahmed Kaghzi entered Pakistan illegally and on his arrival, managed to obtain IDs through illegal means, under fake identity of Abdullah Gulzar Khan son of Gulzar Khan. Investigation revealed that Gulzar Khan has died few years ago and has only one son named Muhammad Ayad, who along with his mother and three sisters is living in Kotli Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. The family belongs to Braelvi Sect and has no extremist lineage. During his stay in Pakistan, Zulfiqar Fayyaz Ahmed Kaghzi tried to penetrate banned organizations. However, due to his suspicious activities, none of the organization accepted him.
During 2008, Syed Zabi-Ud-Din Ansari left Pakistan and went to KSA. Zulfiqar Fayyaz Ahmed Kaghzi also followed him and traveled to KSA. During his stay, he was continuously in contact with RAW and was passing information on Syed Zabi-Ud-Din Ansari aka Abu Jundal to RAW. Basing on the same information Indian Government took up the case of arrest and repatriation of Syed Zabi-Ud-Din Ansari to India. On 21 June 2012, Syed Zabi-Ud-Din Ansari was repatriated by KSA Government to India. After repatriation of Syed Zabi-Ud-Din Ansari, RAW tasked Zulfiqar Fayyaz Ahmed Kaghzi to move to Pakistan and find out any other IM operative present in Pakistan.
On 29 Jun 2012, Zulfiqar Fayyaz Ahmed Kaghzi traveled to Pakistan. However, in-order to alleviate any suspicion on role of Zulfiqar Fayyaz Ahmed Kaghzi in Zabi-Ud-Din Ansari case, Indian Government requested for his repatriation, as he had already left KSA. During second stay in Pakistan, Zulfiqar Fayyaz Ahmed Kaghzi visited various parts of Pakistan to achieve the assigned tasks, failing which he came to Islamabad and tried to contact various banned organizations again. However, his suspicious activities drew attention of various agencies and on 8 May 2014, he again fled to KSA. However, it has also been learnt that since February 2016, Zulfiqar Fayyaz Ahmed Kaghzi was maintaining frequent contacts with IM operatives, who had defected IM and had joined DAISH in Syria. To this end, he was in communication with one Zeeshan in Syria and he was probably convinced to join DAISH.
From available information so-far, the events at Jeddah are direct result manipulative use of Zulfiqar Fayyaz Ahmed Kaghzi by RAW to target brotherly relations between KSA and Pakistan. It is also learnt that RAW was in knowledge of Zulfiqar Fayyaz Ahmed Kaghzi contacts with DAISH in Syria but did not share the same with KSA. Had this information been shared, the timely arrest of Zulfiqar Fayyaz Ahmed Kaghzi would have averted subject tragedy from happening. Investigation of the case in Pakistan is still continuing and likely to reveal more enchanting facts.
