Reform ISI: US
WASHINGTON: The Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI) needs reform but there is no indication this is happening yet, the top US diplomat for South Asia said on Monday.
“It has to be done,” Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher said of revamping the ISI.
Asked if he had seen signs of reform, he told Reuters, “No, I don’t have anything in particular I would point to right now.”
Despite its help in fighting Al Qaeda, the ISI is viewed with deep suspicion by US for retaining links to the Taliban.
Pakistan’s new government led by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani tried to rein in the ISI in July by placing it under the Interior Ministry’s control, only to reverse course within days in an embarrassing flip-flop.
Acute problems: Asked why the new Pakistani government was more likely to act than under its predecessor, General (r) Pervez Musharraf, Boucher replied, “It’s sad to say, but the problem has become more and more acute.”
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My Comment: The Pakistani Government is too weak and fractured to even start with reforming the ISI. But at least people are now voicing the obvious .... Pakistan has a problem with its intelligence services.
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