ISI - A "free-wheeling" secret organisation which supports so many extremist entities like Lashkar and individuals like Dawood, will eventually pose a danger to Pakistan itself. Some thoughtful Pakistanis are already wondering if ISI may have been behind the assasination of Benazir Bhutto. Baitullah Masud, the de facto ruler of Swat, has denied he had anything to do with that assasination. It is alleged ISI removed crucial evidence from the crime scene. In the past some Pakistanis have asked if, ISI may have been behind Zia-ul-Huq's death in an air-crash. Neither CIA, nor RAW wanted Zia dead. Some in Pakistan have also speculated on ISI and the "witnesses" against Z.A. Bhutto in his "murder" trial.
The Afghans are increasingly attributing their troubles to Pakistan and the ISI. The same Taliban, now a customer of the ISI, may turn against Pakistan. The Pakhtoons and Taliban are one and the same people. They will get together against the Punjabis of the ISI.
ISI must learn to further peace with both India and Afghanistan. Everyone will gain. Pakistan must intensify trade with both India, Afghanistan and central Asia. It is within ISI's powers to foster or wreck the gas pipe deal. By establishing peaceful conditions, ISI will find that Pakistan and its people will grow rich and powerful. The world will respect them. There is no Future in Islamic Extremism for anybody, not for Pakistan or Afghanistan, certainly. Focus on economic development.
