For the first time a shocking admission has been done by one of the top leaderships of Pakistan. The former Pakistan President, Pervez Musarraf, in an interview to a German Magazine has admitted that Pakistan was training terrorists to fight India in Jammu and Kashmir.
Just a day after he announced his return to active politics, Musharraf said that the then government lead by Nawaz Sharif chose a to turn a blind eye to the dispute.
When asked if he thought the Pakistan government had the right to train terrorists, Musharraf said since India was not willing to resolve Kashmir nor discuss it at the UN, Pakistan had the right to promote its interests.
Question: Does that give Pakistan the right to train underground fighters?
Musharraf: Yes, it is the right of any country to promote its own interests when India is not prepared to discuss Kashmir at the United Nations and is not prepared to resolve the dispute in a peaceful manner.
Question: Why did you form militant underground groups to fight India in Kashmir?
Musharraf: They were indeed formed. The government turned a blind eye because they wanted India to discuss Kashmir.
Question: It was the Pakistani security forces that trained them.
Musharraf: The West was ignoring the resolution of the Kashmir issue, which is the core issue of Pakistan. We expected the West -- especially the United States and important countries like Germany -- to resolve the Kashmir issue. Has Germany done that?
Question: Does that give Pakistan the right to train underground fighters?
Musharraf: Yes, it is the right of any country to promote its own interests when India is not prepared to discuss Kashmir at the United Nations and is not prepared to resolve the dispute in a peaceful manner.
Just a day after he announced his return to active politics, Musharraf said that the then government lead by Nawaz Sharif chose a to turn a blind eye to the dispute.
When asked if he thought the Pakistan government had the right to train terrorists, Musharraf said since India was not willing to resolve Kashmir nor discuss it at the UN, Pakistan had the right to promote its interests.
Question: Does that give Pakistan the right to train underground fighters?
Musharraf: Yes, it is the right of any country to promote its own interests when India is not prepared to discuss Kashmir at the United Nations and is not prepared to resolve the dispute in a peaceful manner.
Question: Why did you form militant underground groups to fight India in Kashmir?
Musharraf: They were indeed formed. The government turned a blind eye because they wanted India to discuss Kashmir.
Question: It was the Pakistani security forces that trained them.
Musharraf: The West was ignoring the resolution of the Kashmir issue, which is the core issue of Pakistan. We expected the West -- especially the United States and important countries like Germany -- to resolve the Kashmir issue. Has Germany done that?
Question: Does that give Pakistan the right to train underground fighters?
Musharraf: Yes, it is the right of any country to promote its own interests when India is not prepared to discuss Kashmir at the United Nations and is not prepared to resolve the dispute in a peaceful manner.
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