Author: CNN-IBN
Publication: IBNLive.com
Date: June 2, 2011
URL: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/isi-scripted-2611-shahzads-book-tells-all/156080-3.html
According to murdered Pakistani journalist
Saleem Shahzad's book, Al Qaeda linked Illyas Kashmiri used an old ISI plan
to script the devastating Mumbai terror attacks.
In his book, 'Inside Al-Qaeda and the Taliban
- beyond bin Laden and 9/11, the 41-year-old reporter has written that Pakistan's
intelligence agency - the ISI - scripted the original 26/11 plan and was pushed
through by key al Qaeda ally Illyas Kashmiri - the leader of the 313 brigade.
Shahzad in his book writes, that Illyas Kashmiri,
who had expertise on Indian operations was adamant on his suggestion that
expanding the war theatre was the only way to overcome the Indo-Pak impasse.
Shahzad further writes that Kashmiri handed
over the plan to former army major and LeT commander Haroon Ashik. Incidentally
Ashik had close ties with LeT chiefs Zakiur Rahman Lakhvi and Abu Hamza.
The book was released on May 20. Shahzad,
who was abducted and killed ten days after the book was released, has written
in his book that Al Qaeda had excitedly lapped up Kashmiri's proposal of an
attack on India- as a way to expand the war theatre.
Shahzad has also said that it was former army
major Haroon Ashik, who took the help of Kashmiri's men in India - to hijack
the ISI plan and execute the 26/11 attacks.
