Spying admission by Norway

Norway scrambled to avoid a diplomatic spat with Islamabad yesterday after a top official inadvertently revealed it had spies operating in Pakistan.

Oslo’s ambassador met Pakistani foreign ministry officials to explain comments by internal security chief Janne Kristiansen that Norway had military intelligence agents in the country.

Ms Kristiansen quit on Wednesday after revealing the confidential information to an open parliamentary hearing.

Kristiansen, who led Norway’s internal security agency, did not say why the agents were there.