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Ex-ISI officials may be helping Taliban

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Islamabad, Oct 2, IRNA
Pakistan-ISI
Pakistan's intelligence service has played no role in propping up the renegade Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday, although he said he was still investigating possible support to the rebels from retired Pakistani intelligence officials.

According to the Daily Times, asked whether Islamabad's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has been helping the ousted Taliban, Musharraf answered with an emphatic "no."

"Nobody in the ISI has," the president said.

However, he added, "I have some reports that some dissidents, some people, retired people who were in the forefront in ISI during the period of 1979 to 1989, may be assisting with their links somewhere here and there."
"We are keeping a very tight watch, and we'll get a hold of them if at all that happens."

He also expressed concern that support for the Taliban may be more widespread than many observers are aware.

"They don't know the realities on (the) ground. They're not conscious of the reality. I'm seeing the extreme danger of this becoming a peoplee's movement," he said.

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