Pak army denies report of Kayani's talk with PM

Tuesday, 26 April 2011, 17:03 IST
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Islamabad: Pakistan Army today dismissed as "unfounded" and "totally baseless" a media report that its powerful chief Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani held talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh through a "secret envoy and back channel". A spokesperson of the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) denied the news item which appeared in 'The Times' of London on April 23 and called it "unfounded and totally baseless". The paper had reported that Singh had appointed an "unofficial envoy" to make contact with Kayani, "who exercises de facto control over Pakistan's foreign policy". The talks, through a back channel, have encouraged the UK and US believe that the countries' competition for influence in Afghanistan could be better managed during efforts to start a peace process, the media report had said.
Source: PTI
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