CIA gets a whiff of ISI in Afghan jihad, sulks

Indranil Banerjie Murree, a picturesque hill station barely an hour’s drive from Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, is a favourite weekend destination. Last Sunday witnessed the country’s two most powerful men sojourning at the hill station. Teeing off at Murree’s top-notch Bhurban golf course were the country’s President, Pervez Musharraf, and the Army Chief, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. As they played a relaxed game of golf, the crowds, including the ever-present military aides, kept at a safe distance. They conferred quietly and by all accounts it was not just their handicaps they were discussing. For even as they sauntered across the greens, Pakistan’s northwest region was burning. The Army was slogging it out against militants in various parts of the Frontier while Washington was going ballistic about the Pakistani... [read full story]