The New York Times Report is a direct attack: Pakistani Army says

Islamabad: 
Military authorities on Saturday reacted sharply to reports in The New York Times, describing it as "baseless and mischievous." Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), and the Pakistan army's media arm, The New York Times that was published a series of "unconfirmed news reports" against the army and intelligence service.
"The Director General ISPR Major General Athar Abbas rejected the allegations made against the army and the ISI," the military wing spokesman, was quoted by media as telling a foreign news agencies in an interview
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Said Major General Abbas said in an interview with Reuters, said the criticism was The New York Times as a "direct attack" on Pakistan's security. In an interview with a large-scale, has repeatedly criticized the New York Times newspaper reports said he was part of a calculated plan by the United States "to weaken the state."
"This is a direct attack on the Organization for Security and intelligence agencies we have," he said. "We consider the ISI as an intelligence strategy, the first line of defense."