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CIA funding fundamentalists in Pakistan, says Benazir
ISLAMABAD. Dec 1 Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in an escalating conflict with Islamic fundamen tallsts today accused parts of the Muslim clergy of being "Western agents in a frontal attack aeainst extremism reports AFP
The prime minister, who until now has avoided a di reel confrontation with Mus Um extremists, said many of the Islamic groups operating in Pakistan were indirectly supported by the US Central Intelligence agency tCIAJ
The real Western agents are these so called elements totting their guns bought with Central Intelligence Agency funds and running their groups through CIA
money given for Jihad in Afghanistan Benazir told an international writers' confer ence on Thursday
Fundamentalist* have la belled Benazir an American agent’ a derisive term in religious circles where being associated with the West la a kin to being anti Muslim
Benazir had been avoiding a clash with religious parties who despite holding Just eight seats In the 217 mem ber National Assembly are capable of mobiliaing the masses against the govern ment
The prime ministers late father Z.illika; Ah Bhutto was overthrown in 1977 after the Islamic clergy rallied Muslima among Pakistan s
130 million population against hi* government
She has also been ateer-ing wide of confrontation with the country * most powerful political and religious organisation, the Jamaat-e-ls-lami. which has support in parliament, followers In the army and numerous overseas links
Benazir survived a reported coup attempt In September when dozens of army officer* were arrested
The verbal assault come* after a recent crackdown against Islamic extremist parties
Hundred* of party leaders and militants have been arrested and a Karat in court on Monday sentenced to death nine militants of the Slpah-i-Sahaba ("Soldiers of Companions of the Prophet") group on charges of murdering 25 people from a Shi'ite Muslim sect inn three attacks in February.
The prime minister, who came to power In October 1993. drew a clear distinction between Islamic scholars performing their religious duties and Mullahs. or Muslim clerics, indulging into politics.
In further criticism of religious militants. Benazir on Monday accused certain ' Madrassas" or Koranic schools, of providing followers with military training in the name of religion.
Western observers have little doubt that members of the Taliban Islamic student militia fighting In Afghanistan against the regime of President Burhanuddin Rabbani were trained in Pakistani Madrassas.