Director General ISPR Major General Athar Abbas has said that the Inter-Services
Intelligence (ISI) has contacts with Haqqani network but it does not
mean that Pakistan Army supports the network, adding that the
allegations of Admiral Mike Mullen involving Pakistan in Kabul attacks
has shocked Pakistan
He said that the unilateral US operation inside Pakistan would
result in severe consequences, adding that it would further enhance the
anti-America sentiments in the Pakistani people.
In an interview with US TV channel CNN the Director General ISPR
said that maintaining ties with rival groups was necessary for
intelligence agencies, adding that intelligences agencies maintain
their relations with terrorists and opposition groups.
He said that Pakistan is not the only country, which has contacts
with Haqqani network, he said, adding; “We have solid information that
several countries have contacts with the group.”
He said having contacts with any group just for the sake of peace was entirely different from supporting anyone.
He said that the allegation of Admiral Mike Mullen of involving
Pakistan in the attack on US embassy in Kabul is a critical blow,
adding that media diplomacy would not give any benefit to Pakistan and
US.
He said that US cannot share intelligence regarding Haqqani group,
adding that safe havens of Haqqani network were in Nuristan and Kunar
provinces of Afghanistan
He added that any unilateral US operation inside Pakistan would
provoke severe anti-America sentiments, adding that such attacks would
be known as efforts of US to put the Pakistani government and army on
the wall.
He said that Pakistani army closed all mobile towers inside
Pakistani boundaries, so that the terrorists could not communicate with
each other, adding that US cannot closed down the mobile towers inside
Afghanistan and the terrorists got help of these towers to contact each
other. SANA
