Pakistan cancels talks in protest at Cameron swipe
August 1, 2010 - 0:0
LONDON (AFP) – Pakistan's intelligence agency has scrapped a planned visit to Britain in protest at Prime Minister David Cameron's comments on the export of terror, The Times newspaper reported Saturday.
The daily also said Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari was considering pulling out of next week's three-day trip to Britain over Cameron's remarks.“The visit has been cancelled in reaction to the comments made by the British prime minister against Pakistan,” a spokesman for the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) told The Times.
“Such irresponsible statements could affect our co-operation with Britain.”
Cameron's comments, during his visit to India this week, sparked fury in Islamabad.
A senior Pakistani official told The Times: “It is a clear swipe at Pakistani security agencies, which have lost thousands of soldiers and officers in fighting terrorism,” adding that the decision to cancel the ISI trip was taken by the “top military leadership”.