Asia-Pacific

Pakistan navy denies reports on links with Taliban

By Sun Yuqing (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-07-26 22:16

Pakistani navy's spokesperson Captain Mobin Ashraf Bajwa on Monday denied the alleged close connections between Pakistani intelligence and Taliban militants, saying they are "totally baseless".

He also told chinadaily.com.cn that the purpose of the leaked reports were "to tarnish Pakistan's image" and Pakistan is now in a hard anti-terrorist war.