At least 19 spies have been caught in India in the last few days following Operation Sindoor against terror camps running out of Pakistan. The most prominent name among them is of YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra.
In what can be best described as hasty scapegoating, Pakistan blamed India for Khuzdar attack, a false flag operation in all likelihood to manage international optics after Operation Sindoor exposed it as a terror haven.
If a political science postgraduate student could be roped into such a high-stakes espionage network, imagine how dangerous this trend can, or might have already, become. It cannot be treated as an isolated case.
Jackson Hinkle had even spoken at a conference organised by Houthis in Yemen and attended the funeral ceremony of Hezbollah terrorist Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. He also gave interviews to Hezbollah-run channels Al-Manar TV and Channel 3.
A systematic nationwide crackdown on individuals engaged in espionage for Pakistani intelligence agencies is currently in progress, resulting in the apprehension of multiple individuals, including social media influencers and YouTubers.