Fighting terrorism together

Lest we forget, Pakistan is ruled by a dictator and as a marginally popular dictator he is much more likely to make under the table alliances with anyone so long as it helps to maintain and solidify power. In this case the "public face" differs significantly from the private one.

From our friend Georges F.....

FOR years charges have been levelled against Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the ISI, that it has been involved in the terrorism that has destabilised South Asia. But the Pakistan government has always denied these allegations, insisting that the ISI was never involved in any act of terrorism — be it in Afghanistan or in India. Now we have President Pervez Musharraf admitting for the first time in a television interview that some retired ISI officials may be involved in the insurgency in Afghanistan. True, he has not implicated any serving personnel or the agency collectively, but the fact that any Pakistani who has had links with the establishment should be playing a clandestine role in neighbouring countries and using Pakistan’s territory for the purpose should be cause for serious concern.

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