FO rejects Karzai’s charges against ISI
Karzai claimed that Pakistan ISI, was not playing its role to bring peace in Afghanistan.
Karzai said he had no complaints against Pakistan’s civilian leadership but had ‘serious reservations’ over the role of the security establishment. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Islamabad has strongly rejected the fresh spate of accusations by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that Pakistan’s security establishment was destabilising Afghanistan.
In an interview with a Pakistan television channel, Karzai claimed that Pakistan’s premier spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), was not playing its role to bring peace in Afghanistan.
Karzai said he had no complaints against Pakistan’s civilian leadership but had ‘serious reservations’ over the role of the security establishment. In reaction, the foreign ministry issued a statement voicing its concerns over Karzai’s remarks, insisting that “government of Pakistan and all its institutions have unanimity of views on issues of national security and foreign policy.”
FO spokesperson Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry said although Pakistan was committed to helping bring peace in Afghanistan, the success of this policy required ‘reciprocal action and goodwill’ on the part of the Afghan government.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 19th, 2013.
Islamabad has strongly rejected the fresh spate of accusations by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that Pakistan’s security establishment was destabilising Afghanistan.
In an interview with a Pakistan television channel, Karzai claimed that Pakistan’s premier spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), was not playing its role to bring peace in Afghanistan.
Karzai said he had no complaints against Pakistan’s civilian leadership but had ‘serious reservations’ over the role of the security establishment. In reaction, the foreign ministry issued a statement voicing its concerns over Karzai’s remarks, insisting that “government of Pakistan and all its institutions have unanimity of views on issues of national security and foreign policy.”
FO spokesperson Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry said although Pakistan was committed to helping bring peace in Afghanistan, the success of this policy required ‘reciprocal action and goodwill’ on the part of the Afghan government.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 19th, 2013.