.. As per available information, a total number of 405 violent incidents (explosions) were reported in the country (excluding Jammu & Kashmir and North-East) between 1995 and upto February, 1998. In these incidents, 351 people were killed and 1526 were injured. In a very large number of these incidents, involvement of Pak ISI and Pak inspired terrorist organisations is suspected ...
... Number of persons arrested during the last 6 months are; 3 Pak nationals, 2 Bangladeshis and 4 Indians arrested in February/March, 1998 in connection with the explosions in Delhi, UP and Haryana during 1996-97. One Pak national and eight others were arrested in connection with the Mumbai blasts (February 27, 1998). Four Pak nationals, who are ISI agents were arrested in Hyderabad recently ... The Government is aware of the growing activities of Inter Services Intelligence of Pakistan and its sinister designs to de-stablize India by sponsoring of terrorism and subversive activities. The Government is alive to the situation and is taking all necessary steps to combat and frustrate the design of the ISI by sensitising and gearing-up the intelligence agencies and sharing of intelligence and coordinated action by Central and State Agencies ... (Source: LSSQ No. 384/14.7.1998 by Y.S.R. Reddy and S.K. Shinde)