Blair seeks to smooth over Pakistan relations after MoD leak

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair last night sought to allay the anger of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf after an MoD report claimed his intelligence service (ISI) supports al-Qaida and the Taliban.

The leaked report by the Defence Academy — an MoD think-tank — says the ISI indirectly backs terrorism by backing religious groups in Pakistan.

But the president has insisted that the allegations were being made by people who did not understand “ground realities”.