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Pakistan FM says 'minor incidents' not to mar war on terror Thu Jul 31, 2:31 PM ET COLOMBO (AFP) - Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Thursday said "minor incidents" should not overshadow what he called Islamabad's positive contribution to combating terrorism. "Pakistan's positive contributions should not be overlooked when minor incidents take place," Qureshi said when asked about US media reports that Islamabad was linked to a surge of violence across the border in Afghanistan. "Pakistan has cooperated and will cooperate fully... When people point fingers at Pakistan, they must realise that Pakistan has apprehended 600 known terrorists," Qureshi said on sidelines of a South Asian meet in Colombo. "Pakistan is a country which is cooperating with its partners and allies in the fight against extremism and terrorism." He did not elaborate on the "minor incidents," but said Pakistan was ready to investigate any allegations. His remarks came after Pakistan's military Wednesday rejected a "malicious" report that a top CIA official visiting this month confronted Islamabad over ties between the country's intelligence service and militants. <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/afp/wl_sthasia_afp/storytext/uspakistanatt acksciaqureshi/28424858/SIG=10pq63nti/*http://www.nytimes.com/> The New York Times said agency deputy director Stephen Kappes highlighted alleged ties between Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and those responsible for the surge of violence across the border in Afghanistan. Citing anonymous defence and intelligence sources, the Times said the meeting focused on supposed intelligence links with Taliban commander Jalauddin Haqqani, who is based in Pakistan's tribal areas. It said that earlier this year the US military pressed for Pakistani troops to hit the Haqqani network. The newspaper said the meeting could be a sign that the relationship between the Central Intelligence Agency and the ISI "may be deteriorating." The report comes after Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani met with US President George W. Bush in Washington and urged him not to act "unilaterally" against militants in Pakistan's lawless tribal zones. Pakistan's fledgling government caused concern in Washington by launching talks with militants soon after beating allies of US-backed President Pervez Musharraf in elections in February. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
