US-INDOPAK 2LST

CIA Director Leon Panetta is understood to have
personally praised ISI chief Lt Gen Ahmad Shuja Pasha for
having agreed to the share intelligence information they have
with Indian intelligence agencies so as to prevent any major
terrorist attack.
This close door meeting is believed to have been held
recently in Washington which was attended by the new head of
Afghan intelligence agency.
During the meeting the three intelligence chiefs
agreed to bring India on board which they consider to be
essential for being part of this war against terrorism.
At the same time US officials tend to sympathise with
India's contention that sharing any information with Pakistan
is not safe as has experience from the past that such
information would land up in the hands of key terrorist
leaders.
The United States, CIA in particular has the similar
bitter experience.
Pakistani diplomatic sources conceded that there have
been mistakes in the past, but argued that Pakistan under a
civilian rule is different.
"Both the Army and ISI are determined to take action
against all kind of terrorist. It is only a matter of time.
There is going to be no discrimination between good and bad
terrorist. But Pakistan has to be given some time to prove its
point," the diplomat said. PTI LKJ
PBL


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