From The Asian age
Lahore, Aug. 9: A report appearing on the website of the Voice of America has claimed that the Bush administration is pressing the Pakistan government to bring the ISI agency, Pakistan’s primary spy service, under civilian control.
According to the report, Washington has taken this step apparently frustrated over what it believes to be collusion between at least some elements of Pakistan’s ISI and militants. The New York Times quoted US officials as saying that American intelligence agencies claim to have evidence from intercepted communications that the ISI operatives may have helped plan the deadly July 7 bombing of the Indian embassy.
But Pakistani officials say US authorities have yet to provide evidence to support the allegation. A Pakistani journalist, Ahmed Rashid said that he believes the Americans have known for “quite some time” — as has Nato — that the Afghan Taliban have received support from some elements in Pakistan.and added that the recent allegations have made clear that among the three terrorist elements — the Afghan Taliban, the Pakistani Taliban, and Al-Qaeda — Pakistan only had an interest in supporting the Afghan Taliban.
—ANI
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