The Bush administration is pressing the new civilian government in Islamabad to bring Pakistan’s primary spy service under civilian control. Washington has been increasingly frustrated over what it believes to be collusion between at least some elements of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence directorate, or ISI, and Islamic militants. The New York Times quoted U.S. officials as saying last week that American intelligence agencies claim to have evidence from intercepted communications that ISI operatives may have helped plan the deadly July 7th bombing of India’s Embassy in Kabul. But Pakistani officials say U.S. authorities have yet to offer them specific evidence to support the allegation. Pakistani Media Perspective Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid says he believes the Americans have known for “quite some time” – as has...
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