Islamabad, Sept 10: Pakistan Army has denied reports that 20 of its army personnel including a body guard of President Gen Pervez Musharraf were detained for spying for India. Pakistan's defence spokesman, Maj Gen Sultan said the report published in the local magazine herald that over 20 personnel were detained for having links with Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) was wrong.

"We have three to four personnel being investigated for links with extremist group. The reports that some army personnel were held for links with Indian intelligence agency is wrong", sultan told pti, while reacting to the report.

The magazine reported that top army officials in a secret operation has identified over 20 army personnel from Karchi and Hyderabad in southern Sindh province, who were of Indian origin and had links with RAW. One of the arrested happened to be Musahrraf's body guard, who received commando training, the report had said.

Bureau Report