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Asim Munir plans to become America's favourite, ISI's two-faced tactics exposed; How will Trump respond now?
Asim Munir plans to become America's favourite, ISI's two-faced tactics exposed; How will Trump respond now?
Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir's recent visit to the United States, his second to the country since June, is being seen less as a genuine effort to strengthen bilateral ties and more more about seeking financial aid, political backing, and restoring the Pakistani army's influence in Washington. According to the Global Order Report , any such gains will likely benefit what it calls Pakistan's 'military–industrial terrorism complex.' How ISI created the Taliban and al-Qaeda
Since the Cold War, Pakistan's army has been receiving money, weapons, and diplomatic support from the US. But instead of using these for the country's welfare, it pursued its own narrow and destructive goals.
In the 1980s, during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, the US gave Pakistan billions of dollars. Pakistan's spy agency, the ISI, used these funds to build a jihadist network. From this very network, the Taliban and al-Qaeda later emerged.
While Pakistan's army publicly claimed loyalty to the US, it secretly sheltered Osama bin Laden, hiding him just a short distance from its own military academy.
'In the 1980s, the US poured billions into Pakistan to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan. Instead of building stability, Pakistan's intelligence service, the ISI, nurtured the very jihadist networks that would later birth the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Osama bin Laden found shelter in Abbottabad, barely a stone's throw from Pakistan's premier military academy, even as Islamabad swore blind loyalty to Washington,' a Global Order report highlighted. ISI's double game in the war on terror
The report says that after the 2001 terrorist attacks in the US, the Bush administration launched the 'War on Terror' and gave Pakistan the status of a major non-NATO ally in this fight. Yet, Taliban leaders continued to operate freely from inside Pakistan. While American soldiers were losing their lives in Afghanistan, Pakistan was quietly providing safe havens to Taliban fighters. This betrayal was part of Pakistan's deliberate strategy. Terror groups as strategic tools
Pakistan publicly claims to fight terrorism, but at the same time, it supports and protects internationally designated terror groups. In Pakistan, groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed continue to grow and operate. Both are known for deadly attacks in India and Afghanistan.
These organisations also spread extremist ideology worldwide. They operate under the protection of Pakistan's state security, which uses them to carry out attacks that serve its geopolitical interests. Pakistan's counter-terrorism narrative is merely a façade that is designed to keep US aid and arms flowing. Is Pakistan preparing for another double game?
Pakistan's growing closeness with the US Central Command is raising concerns worldwide, especially given the ISI's long history of deceit. The report warns that Pakistan's access to US Central Command's intelligence and planning could seriously threaten stability in the Middle East.
Pakistan's army has deep ties with terrorist groups and a past record of leaking sensitive intelligence to organisations that harm the interests of the US and its allies.
This recent infiltration into US Central Command could jeopardise American operations in the Gulf region, as Pakistan might share US strategic information with terrorist groups. Such leaks would increase the challenges America already faces in this unstable part of the world.
