News18 Afternoon Digest: Rajnath's Statement on PoK, Man Held For Spying For ISI & Other Top Stories

Last Updated:May 29, 2025, 14:07 IST

Rajnath Singh said PoK residents are Indians and will return to India. Rajasthan employee Shakur Khan Manganiyar was arrested for spying for ISI and visited Pakistan seven times.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. (IMAGE: X)

News18 Afternoon Digest: In today’s afternoon digest, we are covering Rajnath Singh’s big statement on PoK residents, Rajasthan govt employee arrested for spying for ISI and other top stories.

‘PoK Residents Part Of Our Country, One Day They’ll Join Us’: Rajnath Singh’s Big Statement

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said those residing in the Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) are India’s own people and will one day return to the country, saying that they are Indians. Addressing an event in New Delhi, Rajnath Singh also said that India could have done much more when retaliating to Pakistan’s terror attacks, and that we exercised restraint with power during the ‘Operation Sindoor’. Read more

Rajasthan Govt Employee Arrested For Spying For ISI, Visited Pakistan 7 Times

A Rajasthan government employee has been arrested in Jaisalmer for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s ISI, amid a nationwide crackdown on espionage networks across the country after the May 7-10 Operation Sindoor. The arrested employee was identified as Shakur Khan Manganiyar, who was picked up by a joint team of CID and intelligence agencies from his office in Jaisalmer. Khan, who was employed with the state’s employment department, may be shifted to Jaipur for further questioning. Read more

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