Pak Govt behind bid to cripple Army and ISI through Kerry-Lugar bill conditions?
October 8th, 2009 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANIKarachi, Oct.8 (ANI): The Pakistan Army’s top brass, while objecting to the terms and conditions attached with the Kerry Lugar Bill, has also raised apprehensions regarding the presence of some persons within the Gilani government who are trying to weaken the nation’s Armed Forces and the premier intelligence agency, the Inter State Intelligence (ISI), The News reports.
According to sources, the Army has substantial evidence regarding the presence of some ‘elements’ in the government who lobbied heavily for the inclusion of anti-military and anti-nuclear programme clauses in the controversial Kerry Lugar Bill.
“This is actually an attempt to cripple the Pakistan Army and the ISI and it is not the first or last attempt. There are some elements with clandestine job in all this,” said a well-informed Pakistani official.
The official also disclosed that Pakistani security officials were constantly getting information from their sources in Washington that illustrated vast difference between the public and private positions adopted by individuals and organizations representing Pakistan’s national interest in the US.
Officials said the attempt to undermine the strength of the Pakistani Army and the ISI was similar to the attempt, which was made in July last year. (ANI)
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