WASHINGTON:
Pakistan's powerful
ISI is no longer considered a "friend" of
Taliban in Afghanistan, foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has claimed.
The minister's remarks come amid strong concerns voiced by India about ISI's support for the Afghan Taliban, particularly in executing terror attacks targeting Indians.
"The way the ISI has been operating, and the way the ISI is being targeted by Taliban is in front of you.
Look at their casualties. Look at the number of people that have been injured in the last year-and-a-half directly — you know, ISI operators."
"Look at the way their different officers have been attacked at Peshawar, in Lahore, in Multan. It is very obvious that our side is no longer considered to be a friend of theirs," Qureshi told the 'Charlie Rose Show' on PBS news channel. Qureshi claimed that Pakistan has more stake in war-torn Afghanistan, than India.
He also said that the Pakistan army's successful operation in the tribal regions has forced militants to flee and the country is no longer a terror safe haven.