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| Blair allays Musharraf over leak | |
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| Tony Blair has assured the president of Pakistan that a leaked paper condemning the country's intelligence service does not reflect his government's view. | |
| A researcher at the Ministry of Defence claimed that Pakistan's intelligence service, ISI, had indirectly helped the Taleban and al-Qaeda. | A researcher at the Ministry of Defence claimed that Pakistan's intelligence service, ISI, had indirectly helped the Taleban and al-Qaeda. |
| But after two hours of talks, Downing Street said President Pervez Musharraf had accepted Mr Blair's reassurances. | |
| And the president said he was resolute in dealing with the extremists. | |
| He told Mr Blair he was determined to deal with the Taleban and reduce the level of activity across the border into Afghanistan, said the spokesman for Number 10. | |
| The prime minister thanked Gen Musharraf for Pakistan's help in the so-called war on terror. | |
| ISI is a disciplined force, breaking the back of al-Qaeda President Musharraf Key document quotes Spy service defended | ISI is a disciplined force, breaking the back of al-Qaeda President Musharraf Key document quotes Spy service defended |
| And the president expressed his thanks for the help supplied by the UK in the aftermath of last year's earthquake in Pakistan. | |
| The document, leaked to the BBC, said Pakistan's intelligence service, the ISI, should be dismantled. | |
| It also said the UK went into Afghanistan "with its eyes closed", and revealed that a secret deal to extricate UK troops from Iraq so they could focus on Afghanistan failed when British military leaders were overruled. | |
| And it said the Iraq war had "acted as a recruiting sergeant for extremists across the Muslim world". | |
| But an MoD spokesman said "the academic research notes quoted in no way represent the views of either the MoD or the government". | |
| HAVE YOUR SAY Pakistan has put all its efforts towards the eradication of terrorism Maryam Shahbaz, Sialkot, Pakistan Send us your comments | |
| British defence officials have said the paper was written by a junior official, that it was unfinished and had not been seen by anyone who actually makes government policy. | British defence officials have said the paper was written by a junior official, that it was unfinished and had not been seen by anyone who actually makes government policy. |
| And senior intelligence sources told BBC defence and security correspondent Rob Watson that, while the relationship with the ISI is not perfect, co-operation has improved beyond all recognition since 9/11 and the attacks in London last year. | And senior intelligence sources told BBC defence and security correspondent Rob Watson that, while the relationship with the ISI is not perfect, co-operation has improved beyond all recognition since 9/11 and the attacks in London last year. |
| Labour MP Khalid Mahmood said radical Islamic groups existed all over the world, including in the UK, where extremists last year killed 52 people in suicide bomb attacks on 7 July. | Labour MP Khalid Mahmood said radical Islamic groups existed all over the world, including in the UK, where extremists last year killed 52 people in suicide bomb attacks on 7 July. |
| "I don't think they just exist in Pakistan, I think if you look at the people that have been going on in 7/7, radicalised in the UK, this is not one organisation that is based in just one part of the world. | "I don't think they just exist in Pakistan, I think if you look at the people that have been going on in 7/7, radicalised in the UK, this is not one organisation that is based in just one part of the world. |
| "Whether you go to Indonesia, whether you go to Europe, whether you go to the US, you'll find pockets of these people that have set up." | |
| "I think what we've got to do is to tackle that head on, rather than finger pointing at one individual country or one individual place." | "I think what we've got to do is to tackle that head on, rather than finger pointing at one individual country or one individual place." |
| Gen Musharraf, who met Tony Blair at Chequers, told the BBC's Newsnight he was "fully satisfied" with Pakistan's co-operation in the fight against terrorism. | |
| "There is perfect co-ordination going on - intelligence and operational co-ordination at the strategic level, at the tactical level," he said. | "There is perfect co-ordination going on - intelligence and operational co-ordination at the strategic level, at the tactical level," he said. |