Zardari's aide damns ISI, then retracts views

January 23, 2012 16:52

Causing a flutter in Islamabad's political and media circles, the Sunday Times has claimed that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's media adviser andwife of former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani has fled the country fearing kidnapping by the ISI, only to be refuted by her.

As per the Sunday Times report, Farahnaz Ispahani fled toWashington amid fears that the ISI might kidnap her to force her husband to sign a confession and implicate the president.

"What we're seeing is the systematic killing orsilencing of anyone who stands up to the institutionalisation of a militarised Islamist state, who advocates positive relations with the West or stands up for tolerance," she was quoted as saying.

"I'm scared. The government can't even protect itself."

To read the piece, here's the link from Sunday Times (warning: it is only accessible to subscribers).

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