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Baradar released after meeting Zardari: report
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
News Desk
RAWALPINDI: British newspaper The Sunday Times has published Miles Amoore’s report from Kabul in which Pakistan has been accused of providing arms to Taliban insurgents. The report also accused Pakistan of specifying targets for the Taliban.
The report says a large number of prisoners were taken to Quetta, where they were released to cross the border (into Afghanistan). The Sunday Times report says that President Asif Ali Zardari held a meeting with the Taliban second-in-command Mulla Abdul Ghani Baradar and two other Taliban leaders and they were released after 48 hours of their arrest following the meeting.
The report further says that seven out of 15 members of the Quetta Shura of the Afghan Taliban surely belong to the Pakistani intelligence. The report accused Pakistan of providing food and arms to the Taliban insurgents. According to the report, Pakistan also guides the Taliban how to detect landmines. The report also claims that Pakistan gives technical advice to the Taliban for disrupting Nato supplies and the families of suicide bombers are being provided Rs 200,000.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=29490
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
News Desk
RAWALPINDI: British newspaper The Sunday Times has published Miles Amoore’s report from Kabul in which Pakistan has been accused of providing arms to Taliban insurgents. The report also accused Pakistan of specifying targets for the Taliban.
The report says a large number of prisoners were taken to Quetta, where they were released to cross the border (into Afghanistan). The Sunday Times report says that President Asif Ali Zardari held a meeting with the Taliban second-in-command Mulla Abdul Ghani Baradar and two other Taliban leaders and they were released after 48 hours of their arrest following the meeting.
The report further says that seven out of 15 members of the Quetta Shura of the Afghan Taliban surely belong to the Pakistani intelligence. The report accused Pakistan of providing food and arms to the Taliban insurgents. According to the report, Pakistan also guides the Taliban how to detect landmines. The report also claims that Pakistan gives technical advice to the Taliban for disrupting Nato supplies and the families of suicide bombers are being provided Rs 200,000.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=29490
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