ISI rendered many sacrifices in terror war

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Army on Saturday rejected as baseless and mala fide the allegations by top American military officials about support being extended to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants by some elements in the ISI. An ISPR spokesman said, "The allegations levelled in a section of international media about ISI are totally baseless and mala fide." According to media reports, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff and Army General David Petraeus, head of US Central Command said the United States had indications that elements of ISI, Pakistan's military intelligence agency, provide support to Taliban or Al-Qaeda militants. The top US military officials also said reportedly that the agency must end such activities. However, the ISPR spokesman in a statement said the commitment of Pakistan in fighting terrorism could be judged from the sacrifices rendered by its security forces including the intelligence organisations. He said, "Such unauthenticated reports are part of a malicious campaign to discredit and bring disrepute to our security organisations. We, therefore, reject the allegations levelled against our security organisations."

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