Pak Intel agencies confirm authenticity of Hamid Mir’s conversation with Taliban
By ANIThursday, May 20, 2010
LAHORE - Reports of various intelligence agencies, including the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), over the alleged audiotape featuring a conversation between Geo News Executive Editor Hamid Mir and a Taliban spokesman, have confirmed the authenticity of the tape.
According to a television channel, the intelligence agencies have submitted their report to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
“The conversation between Hamid Mir and the Taliban militant is original and has been proved by the audiotape,” The Daily Times quoted a part of the report, as saying.
Meanwhile, Osama Khalid, son of killed former ISI officials Khalid Khwaja has said that he would take legal action against Mir and also lodge a First Information Report (FIR) against him for playing a role in his father’s murder.
“Hamid Mir instigated the militants to murder my father,” Osama said.
He also requested Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to take suo motu notice of the incident and take action against Mir.
Osama also urged the media community to kick out the “black sheep” out of the profession. (ANI)
