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Summary ISPR has denies the BBC report on Nato strikes as baseless.
Earlier, the BBC, quoting unnamed military sources, had reported that an Afghan commander backed by Indian RAW had plotted Nato strikes on Pak post.However, the Inter Services Public Relations, the communications wing of the armed forces of Pakistan, wasted no time in terming the report baseless.The BBC report said that the Afghan commander gave wrong information to Nato commanders and used the “Link 16”, which is only used in extreme situations for action against militants.The report said that the Pakistan Salsa post that came under Nato helicopters attacks is on the map and Nato commanders should have looked at the map before ordering attack on the Pakistani posts.According to the report, the Pakistani post traced unusual activity near the post, on a passage that once was Taliban’s route. The report claims that the Pakistani troops opened fire on seeing the movement.The usual activity, the report, said was of Afghan National Army patrolling units which were in the area in violation of the standard operative procedures. The SOP requires each side to inform the other side in advance of their possible movement in the area. The report says that this act of not informing the Pakistani side in advance and them using the Link 16 was part of a conspiracy hatched by the said Afghan commander action against whom is being sought.The report also said that the said Afghan commander allegedly did so at the behest of the Indian Raw in order to create rift between the US and Pakistan.
