ISI rules over handling over Dr Afridi to United States
Saturday, September 1st, 2012 11:59:36 by Faisal Farooq
DG Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam has ruled out handing over Dr Shakil Afridi to the United States, saying the later should forget about it.
The top spy master of the country was of the opinion that the US should consider the chapter of Dr Shakil Afridi, who helped Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in locating al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, closed.
He rejected the impression that there was a proposal of swapping Dr Shakeel Afridi with Aafia Siddiqui. He said, “He (Dr Afridi) will never be bartered for Dr Afia Siddiqui, no such proposal is under consideration”.
Afridi was picked up by the ISI from near Peshawar, two weeks after Osama’s death.
The official said that Afridi had accepted helping the CIA by running a fake vaccination campaign in Abbottabad a month before the raid on OBL’s compound.
Dr Afridi was subsequently sentenced to 33 years in prison by a tribal court for his alleged involvement with militant groups. He has appealed the verdict in a high court.
Commenting on the situation in Balochistan, Lt. Gen Islam refused to respond to a question about the involvement of a specific country in insurgency.
He, however, insisted that the rebels were getting benefits from the space provided to them by the flawed governance.
He observed, “The intelligence is always in search of the foe’s weaknesses and especially the space for action”.
It is vital to mention here that the spy master had made his maiden visit to the United States early this month and held sitting with high officials in Washington.
The DG ISI said that his interaction with his US counterpart had been positive and the visit helped in improving bilateral relations between the two allies. The intelligence sharing has also improved with the United States, he remarked.
A media also reported that the statement of DG ISI had been misquoted and taken out of context. However, no formal clarification has been issued by the ISPR, the official press department of the military.
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