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Summary Pakistan Army on Thursday lambasted US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) for fabricated reports.
On January 30, HRW condemned the impunity of Pakistans intelligence services over the murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad who was killed after writing about links between Al-Qaeda and rogue elements in the military.The military called the HRW statement extremely derogatory, biased and contradictory, and accused Asia director Brad Adams of discrediting the judicial investigation, demonising the ISI and castigating the government.Brad Adams may have his head buried deep in sand and HRW may be choking under heaps of bias but it is quite apparent that such diatribe is exceptionally disparaging, it said.The journalist told HRW before his death that he had been threatened by intelligence agents. Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency denies any responsibility for his death.HRW said in January that the ISI should stop acting as a state within a state after the government failed to identify and punish Shahzads killers.Adams said the ISI remains beyond the reach of Pakistans criminal justice system and that abuses will only stop if it is subject to the rule of law, civilian oversight, and public accountability.But the military said the HRW statement was part of a well orchestrated and sinister media campaign.It is unclear where Mr Adams forms opinions like these from but one thing is evident that his thought process and ability to logically analyse a situation suffers from serious bias, the military hit back.-- Agencies
