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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