Publication Date:
Thu, 2011-04-21 16:20
Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani statement was issued after the chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff accused Pakistan’s military-run spy agency of links to a powerful militant faction fighting in Afghanistan.
While visiting here on Wednesday, Adm. Mike Mullen said Pakistan’s ties to the Haqqani network are at the heart of its tensions with the US
Kayani’s statement on Thursday didn’t directly mention Mullen’s complaint, but it acknowledged the two sides have a trust deficit.
The Haqqanis have bases in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region.
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