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Pakistan admits to Taleban spies Pakistan admits to Taleban spies
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Pakistan's government has said it needs to purge Taleban sympathisers from within the ranks of the country's intelligence service - the ISI.Pakistan's government has said it needs to purge Taleban sympathisers from within the ranks of the country's intelligence service - the ISI.
The statement comes amid claims from the US and India of links between the ISI and Islamic extremists.The statement comes amid claims from the US and India of links between the ISI and Islamic extremists.
Analysts say it is the first time that the Pakistan government has made such an admission.Analysts say it is the first time that the Pakistan government has made such an admission.
US officials have claimed that spies in the ISI helped plan the recent suicide attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul.US officials have claimed that spies in the ISI helped plan the recent suicide attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul.
Pakistani government spokeswoman Sherry Rehman said "individuals" in the ISI were probably acting on their own and going against official policy.Pakistani government spokeswoman Sherry Rehman said "individuals" in the ISI were probably acting on their own and going against official policy.
She said Pakistan needed to "identify these people and weed them out".She said Pakistan needed to "identify these people and weed them out".
Supporting militants
The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan, in Islamabad, says it is the first time a member of the Pakistan government has talked about the ISI in this manner.The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan, in Islamabad, says it is the first time a member of the Pakistan government has talked about the ISI in this manner.
However, Ms Rehman said there was no proof of ISI involvement in last month's bombing of India's embassy in Kabul. In the past, President Pervez Musharraf has said that former intelligence officials - including those from the ISI - have given support to militants but he was careful to stress that they did not include serving personnel, our correspondent says.
There was no immediate response from the Pakistani military. Ms Rehman said there was no proof of ISI involvement in last month's bombing of India's embassy in Kabul.
US officials had made the allegations - based on intercepted communications - in briefings to the New York Times and the Washington Post.
The BBC contacted Pakistan's army spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas but he would not respond to Ms Rehman's comments.