US Presses Pakistan on Control of ISI - Cooper and Mazzetti, New York Times |
| Published: August 2, 2008, 9:18 am |
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US Presses Pakistan on Control of ISI - Cooper and Mazzetti, New York Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/02/world/asia/02diplo.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin The Bush administration is increasing pressure on Pakistan's fledgling civilian government to bring the country's spy service under civilian control, according to American and Pakistani officials. During meetings in Washington this week with Pakistan's prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, senior Bush administration officials pressed their Pakistani counterparts to assert control over Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI, the American officials said. The pressure comes as relations between India and Pakistan deteriorate following reports of ISI involvement in the recent bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. The American pressure reflects heightened concerns at the State Department, Pentagon and Central Intelligence Agency that operatives in the ISI, who have long been believed to have close ties to [ Full article ] |
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