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ISI using Pak crime syndicates to push agenda, says watchdog report

Police in Thailand had just recently arrested a man named Baqar Shah for being involved in several crimes, including those such as money laundering for the ISI

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In 2012, the same man had organised a protest in front of the US Consulate in Chiang Mai. This is when he was noticed by the Thailand police

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According to a report by Global Watch Analysis, Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI has been using crime syndicates located in countries such as France and Thailand to further its agenda.
 
Police in Thailand had just recently arrested a man named Baqar Shah for being involved in several crimes, including those such as money laundering for the ISI.
 
In 2012, the same man had organised a protest in front of the US Consulate in Chiang Mai. This is when he was noticed by the Thailand police.
 
In 2016 again, he was arrested by the Thailand police for being involved in a crime

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