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Pakistan Regime Mocked For Denial Over Taliban Head Honcho

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12/1/2003 8:59:00 PM

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_1-12-...

Daily Times, Pakistan
Tuesday, December 02, 2003

Kabul mocks Islamabad's swift denial over Mulla Omar

KABUL: Afghanistan on Sunday questioned Islamabad's swift denial of
President Hamid Karzai's claim that fugitive Taliban leader Mulla Omar
had been seen in Quetta.

"The Afghan government is surprised by the swift reaction and we are
wondering whether the authorities know where Mulla Omar is if they so
strongly reject his presence in Quetta," Afghan Foreign Ministry
spokesman Omar Samad told AFP. In an interview with the British
newspaper The Times published on Saturday, Karzai said he had
information that Mulla Omar was seen offering Friday prayers recently
in Quetta.

"He (Karzai) has information that Mulla Omar has been seen in Quetta,"
Samad said, but would not elaborate. "Have they (Pakistani
authorities) investigated into this matter so quickly to be sure he is
not in Quetta?" he asked. Pakistan Saturday rejected Karzai's claim
that the Taliban leader was in Quetta, saying Islamabad has been
actively supporting Afghanistan's reconstruction. Samad said Omar's
whereabouts would be discussed at a tripartite meeting between
Afghanistan, Pakistan and the US.Kabul mocks Islamabad's swift denial
over Mulla Omar

KABUL: Afghanistan on Sunday questioned Islamabad's swift denial of
President Hamid Karzai's claim that fugitive Taliban leader Mulla Omar
had been seen in Quetta.

"The Afghan government is surprised by the swift reaction and we are
wondering whether the authorities know where Mulla Omar is if they so
strongly reject his presence in Quetta," Afghan Foreign Ministry
spokesman Omar Samad told AFP. In an interview with the British
newspaper The Times published on Saturday, Karzai said he had
information that Mulla Omar was seen offering Friday prayers recently
in Quetta.

"He (Karzai) has information that Mulla Omar has been seen in Quetta,"
Samad said, but would not elaborate. "Have they (Pakistani
authorities) investigated into this matter so quickly to be sure he is
not in Quetta?" he asked. Pakistan Saturday rejected Karzai's claim
that the Taliban leader was in Quetta, saying Islamabad has been
actively supporting Afghanistan's reconstruction. Samad said Omar's
whereabouts would be discussed at a tripartite meeting between
Afghanistan, Pakistan and the US. ?AFP