Secret Pakistan

Secret Pakistan is a two-part documentary by the BBC, first aired on 26 October 2011.[1] It included claims by mid-ranking Taliban commanders that they had been taught bomb-making by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and suggestions that the ISI had tipped off high-ranking al-Qaeda figures about imminent American attacks.[2] The series generated controversy after Pakistan blocked BBC World News claiming it contained "anti-Pakistan" content and that the program was one sided.[3]

Reception

It received an audience of 1 million (4.1%) at 9pm.[4]

The British newspaper The Independent called it "intriguing and depressing," although the reviewer felt the program should have focused more on the trustworthiness of American intentions towards Pakistan.[5]

References
  1. Collyns, Sam (26 October 2011). "Double Cross". BBC.
  2. Gardham, Duncan (26 October 2011). "Pakistan 'still running Taliban training camps'". The Daily Telegraph.
  3. Ahmed, Issam (30 November 2011). "Why Pakistan pulled the BBC from airwaves". Christian Science Monitor.
  4. Deans, Jason (3 November 2011). "TV Ratings". Guardian (UK).
  5. Sutcliffe, Tom (3 November 2011). "Last Night's Viewing: Secret Pakistan, BBC2; The Impressions Show, BBC1". The Independent.


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