US holds 'productive' talks with DG ISI Zaheer ul Islam

WASHINGTON: The US and Pakistani intelligence chiefs held "productive" talks Thursday on ways to work together to fight extremists, a US official said, in a new sign of easing tensions between the countries.
Islam met Thursday with Central Intelligence Agency director David Petraeus and held "substantive, professional and productive" talks, a senior US official said on condition of anonymity.
"The talks provided an opportunity to discuss a number of proposals for how we can enhance our joint efforts against terrorism," the official said.
"Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to work together to counter the terrorist presence in the region that threatens both US and Pakistani national security," he said.
The official did not go into further detail. The United States has been looking for ways to cooperate with the ISI, whose relationship with US spies has swung from friendly to hostile in recent years.
The remarks echo those of the US commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, who on a visit to Pakistan on Thursday praised "significant progress" in improving cooperation between the two countries.

US holds 'productive' talks with DG ISI Zaheer ul Islam

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Bilateral defence cooperation discussed

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani called on Chief of General Staff (CGS) Russian Federation Armed Forces General Makarov in the Ministry of Defence in Moscow and held a detailed discussion on bilateral defence cooperation. According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Russian Army Chief of General Staff (CGS) was assisted by Deputy Chief of General Staff (DCGS) of Russian Federation Armed Forces Colonel General, Postnikov, Ground Forces Col Gen Postnikov and Ground Forces Commander, Colonel General Chirkin. Gen Makarov welcomed the COAS and specially showed his desire to cooperate in all fields with Pakistan Armed forces.   Bilateral defence cooperation discussed
Read more
Image
Pakistan hits back, shoots down two Indian jets; two pilots arrested Listen ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force Wednesday struck at non-military targets across the Line of Control and shot down two Indian aircraft inside the Pakistan airspace, the Foreign Office and the military spokesmen said. The military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor in his tweet said the Pakistan Air Force shot down two Indian aircraft inside Pakistani airspace who crossed the Line of Control (LoC) to retaliate the initial strikes. "One of the aircraft fell inside AJ&K while other fell inside IoK. Two Indian pilots arrested by troops on ground," he said. Pause Unmute Current Time 0:05 / Duration Time 0:10 Loaded : 0% Progress : 0%   Full screen Settings Share video Unmute The Foreign Office in a statement said the Pakistan Air Forc...
Read more