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DG ISI tells US about India-TTP nexus

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s greater role in a settled Afghanistan after the Nato withdrawal and denial of space there for covert Indian activities against Pakistan remains the focus of DG ISI Lt Gen Rizwan Akhtar’s discussions in the US, it has been learnt.Defence sources said that during his first visit to the

By our correspondents
February 27, 2015
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s greater role in a settled Afghanistan after the Nato withdrawal and denial of space there for covert Indian activities against Pakistan remains the focus of DG ISI Lt Gen Rizwan Akhtar’s discussions in the US, it has been learnt.
Defence sources said that during his first visit to the US as DG ISI, Lt Gen Rizwan would share the details with Washington of how India is trying to weaken Pakistan from the western front by extending all-out support to the TTP.
The sources expect that the current visit of the DG ISI to the US following the recent visit of the COAS is likely to shift the balance towards Pakistan in the“A greater role for Pakistan in a settled Afghanistan after NATO withdrawal and denial of space to Indian covert activities remained on top of agenda,” a source said, adding that the DG ISI met senior officials at Pentagon, CIA chief, FBI and Homeland security.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif also visited US during November last year, where he held talks with senior US military commanders and defence officials. A visit by DG ISI, it is said, was on similar lines to work out modalities of the finalised plans discussed during COAS visit. It is said that during the meeting, US senior officials praised the Pakistan Army and the country’s intelligence agencies for their commitment, professionalism and achievement in the fight against terror as well as the ongoing Zarb-e-Azb operation.
It is said that the important issues that came under discussion include dialogue on Pak-Afghan issue and how the future will look like after the withdrawal of Isaf and US troops; Pakistan’s fight against terrorism entering a new phase after the December 16 Peshawar school tragedy and India-TTP nexus against Pakistan.
The sources said that NATO pullout from Afghanistan has seriously upset India which had invested a hefty amount to gain foothold in Afghanistan in order to destabilise Pakistan.It is said that recently the Indian nexus with Afghanistan based TTP against Pakistan has furthered and there are reports of Indian support to series of recent terrorist acts in Pakistan. “The intent is to force the international community to remain focused on Afghan issue and settle it in the best interest of India rather than Afghanistan,” a source said.