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Pakistani Agent 'Madam N' Orchestrated Influencer-Based Spy Network in India

Collaborating with ISI officials under Pakistani army direction, she recruited influencers through pilgrimage tours for an espionage network.

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Overview

  • Noshaba Shehzad, known as 'Madam N,' ran Jaiyana Travel and Tourism in Lahore and is now identified as the central coordinator in the ISI-backed espionage operation.
  • She facilitated travel for nearly 3,000 Indian citizens and 1,500 non-resident Indians over six months by organizing Sikh and Hindu pilgrimage tours as covert recruitment missions.
  • She leveraged her contacts with Pakistani embassy officials in Delhi—First Secretary (Visa) Suhail Qamar and Trade Counsellor Umar Sheryar—to obtain immediate visas for ISI recruits.
  • Intelligence sources say she was tasked with building a sleeper cell network of at least 500 operatives who could blend into Indian society.
  • Authorities are expanding their probe to map the full extent of the spy ring and determine the involvement of additional social media influencers.