Pakistan’s Swipe at Sajeeb Wazed Joy Over ISI Allegations Seemingly Backfired As the Spokesperson Incorrectly Said He Lived in India

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Whether covering a key political decision in New Delhi, an economic policy shift affecting millions, a landmark court ruling or a major global event, the HT News Desk aims to provide readers with reliable, fact-based journalism that delivers not only the latest developments but also the context and analysis needed to understand their wider implications. Pakistan on Friday denied allegations of ISI interference in Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina’s son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, claimed the intelligence agency had an “open hand” in the country. Islamabad does not interfere in Bangladesh’s internal affairs, Pakistan’s foreign ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi has now said.

Responding to questions at a press briefing, Andrabi said he had not seen the remarks made by Joy, who spoke virtually at an event hosted by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia in Delhi on Wednesday. is paranoid about ISI. Maybe the infection has caught him because he's also in India.

Maybe that's the reason. Sheikh Hasina, after her ouster following the 2024 student-led protests, has been in hiding in India. Her son, Joy, though, is reportedly based in Maryland, United States.

We do not interfere in internal affairs of Bangladesh, Andrabi said. The two sides, the two political parties or the two domestic parties in Bangladesh, they have been issuing statements. We do not have any position on this.

He also said Pakistan would not comment on the political dispute between Sheikh Hasina and Bangladesh’s current government. t ISI. Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed is based in the US Earlier, Sajeeb Wazed Joy alleged that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had significant influence in Bangladesh following the change in government.

He claimed that hundreds of militants arrested during the previous Awami League government had been released. Pakistan's ISI has an open hand in Bangladesh. Hundreds of militants we had arrested have been released. This is a problem for India and the world, he said.