The Pakistani Army has denied a U.S. report that Pakistani soldiers are aiding the Taliban in areas along the border with Afghanistan. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Mashriq quoted unnamed officials in the Pakistani Army as saying that the report is based on wrong information.
According to the Roznama Mashriq report, the officials said the Pakistani Army is not involved in aiding the Taliban incursion into Afghanistan.
Media reports recently quoted a U.S. report that the Frontier Corps, a para-military force of 80,000 men mainly recruited from tribal districts and officered by the Pakistani Army, is aiding the Taliban in launching attacks on U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan.
Source: Roznama Mashriq, Pakistan, June 24, 2008
