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Pak Army summons ex-ISI head over book co-authored with former RAW chief

PTI
Published : May 26, 2018, 1:45 pm IST
Updated : May 26, 2018, 1:45 pm IST

Former chairman Pakistan Senate Raza Rabbani criticised the book by rival spy chiefs.

Durrani was summoned after ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday demanded an urgent meeting of the high-powered National Security Committee (NSC) to discuss the content of the book. (Photo: Representational image)
 Durrani was summoned after ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday demanded an urgent meeting of the high-powered National Security Committee (NSC) to discuss the content of the book. (Photo: Representational image)

Islamabad: Pakistan’s powerful army has summoned former ISI chief Asad Durrani to seek his explanation over a book he co-authored with India’s ex-spy chief AS Dulat, accusing him of ‘violating’ the military code of conduct.

Lieutenant General (retd) Durrani, who headed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency from August 1990 till March 1992, along with Dulat has written “The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace”. The book was released on Wednesday.

The Pakistan Army in a statement said that Durrani was being called to General Headquarters (GHQ) on May 20 and “will be asked to explain his position on views attributed to him in book ‘Spy Chronicles’”.

“Attribution taken as violation of Military Code of Conduct applicable on all serving and retired military personnel,” according to the statement issued last night.

Durrani was summoned after ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday demanded an urgent meeting of the high-powered National Security Committee (NSC) to discuss the content of the book.

Former chairman Pakistan Senate Raza Rabbani criticised the book by rival spy chiefs.

“Had a politician done the same thing he would have been labelled a traitor,” he said.

Tags: isi, military code of conduct, raw, asad durrani, nawaz sharif, national security committee
Location: Pakistan, Islamabad, Islamabad