Davis may have been monitoring Lashkar

The report said that since the ISI has backed the Laskhar,the spy agency didnt take kindly on the Americans trying to bust it.

Raymond Davis may have headed a covert CIA team that was tasked to secretly gather intelligence on Lashkar-e-Toiba,which the US feels is getting out of the shadows of Pakistan army to launch a campaign of jihad against US and Europe.

By covertly monitoring Lashkar,Davis might have stepped on the wrong side of the ISI that has nurtured the Lashkar for years as a proxy force to attack targets and enemies in India,the New York Times reported.

The report said that since the ISI has backed the Laskhar,the spy agency didnt take kindly on the Americans trying to bust it.

The extraordinary swirl of recriminations that followed the Davis episode confirmed for many Pakistans suspicions that US has deployed a secret army of spies and contractors inside Pakistan. US officials are convinced that Lashkar is no longer satisfied being the shadowy foot soldiers in Pakistans simmering border conflict with India. Its goals have broadened.. and is committed to a campaign of jihad against the US and Europe,and against American troops in Afghanistan, the NYT said.

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