Islamabad, January 01: Political forces in Pakistan want the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency to be placed under civilian control but the matter has been put on the backburner for the time being, President Asif Ali Zardari has said.
“The political forces want the ISI should be brought under civilian control but for the time being, this matter has been shelved,” Zardari said in an interview with a TV news channel.
He did not give the reasons for the issue being shelved.
The government led by Zardari’s Pakistan People’s Party had attempted to place the ISI under the control of the interior ministry in July last year but the decision was reversed following opposition from the powerful army.
–Agencies