Pakistan army says NYTimes report 'direct attack'
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Reports in the New York Times criticising the Pakistan army and the powerful intelligence agency is a "direct attack" on Pakistan's security, the army spokesman said on Saturday. Major General Athar Abbas, the Pakistan army's chief spokesman, repeatedly criticised the Times' reporting and said it was part of a calculated plan by "unnamed officials" to "weaken the state".
"This is a direct attack on our security organisation and intelligence agencies," he told Reuters in a rare on-the-record in-person interview. "We consider ISI as a strategic intelligence organisation, the first line of our defence." (Reuters)
