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Pakistan refutes U.S media report on links with Taliban
(Xinhua) -- Pakistan army on Wednesday rejected a U.S. media report over the links between Pakistan's intelligence agency and militants. A New York Times report said that a top Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official confronted senior Pakistani officials with evidence showing that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency have links with some militant groups, which are responsible for increasing violence in Afghanistan. "It is a well-organized plan to target ISI," News Network International (NNI) news agency quoted Pakistan's military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas as saying. "ISI is a national organization and has played a key role in the war on terror and extremism," said Abbas. The U.S. newspaper said a top CIA official flew to Pakistan for a tense secret meeting earlier this month with Pakistani officials in this regard. Posted by: Fred 2008-07-31 |
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