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Pakistan: PM rejects US accusations of aiding militants
 [ADN Kronos] Pakistan's prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani rejected claims by US generals about Pakistan's army and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) supporting Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants."There is no confusion at all. Our army and ISI are truly professional, sincere and pro-democracy. The two institutions are working in the ambit of constitution and under the command of the Prime Minister's Office," Gillani said, adding that the Pakistani army and the ISI were professional institutions which supported democracy and were answerable to the prime minister. Gillani made the remarks after inaugurating the annual general conference of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists on Tuesday. He also said that the Americans should keep in mind the friendly relations between Pakistan and the US before making such statements. "It is the same ISI that had been working with the United States in the past." The prime minister said the ISI had been playing a significant role in the war on terror in accordance with guidelines given by the government. He said the CIA and ISI worked jointly in the 1980s against the Soviet Union. The Mujahideen were friends of CIA, but that would not mean that the US intelligence agency was still having relations with the Taliban. Posted by: Fred 2009-04-02 |
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