''Secret Pakistan'' is a two-part documentary by the

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, first aired on 26 October 2011. It included claims by mid-ranking

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commanders that they had been taught bomb-making by

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's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and suggestions that the ISI had tipped off high-ranking

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figures about imminent American attacks. The series generated controversy after Pakistan blocked

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claiming it contained "anti-Pakistan" content and that the program was one sided.

Reception

It received an audience of 1 million (4.1%) at 9pm. The British newspaper ''

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'' called it "intriguing and depressing," although the reviewer felt the program should have focused more on the trustworthiness of American intentions towards Pakistan.

References

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* * BBC television documentaries Anti-Pakistan sentiment Film censorship in Pakistan Documentary films about Pakistan 2011 in British television Taliban Government of Pakistan secrecy Censored films {{documentary-tv-film-stub