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ISLAMABAD, August 17: Former President General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf has lashed out at Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that he has lost his mind.
During an interview ex military dictator Musharraf said India was interfering in Balochistan to de-stabilize Pakistan. He said that the Indian-Afghan nexus was well-known, and the Afghan intelligence KHAD was used for the nefarious designs of India.
Answering to a question, Musharraf expressed sorrow over the death of Baloch warlord Nawab Akbar Bugti who was killed in a military operation in 2006, and said they did not intend to kill him but rather he died in an accident, he attempted suicide or Bugti blew himself with explosion.
He said that a traitor was praising Modi, while he was not even present in Balochistan. He was referring to Brahamdagh Bugti, the grandson of Bugti and head of the outlawed Baloch Republican Army who is currently in exile in Switzerland and has launched a violent secessionist movement in the province.
When asked about the Haqqani Network, he said that Jalaluddin Haqqani’s father was considered a hero and was invited to the United States where he met President Reagan. However, times have changed now and heroes have becomes villains. He said that 9/11 attacks were conducted by Osama Bin Laden who he considered as a terrorist.
Musharraf commended the response of Interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan towards the Indian Home minister Rajnath Singh during the recent concluded SAARC meeting in Islamabad, and said he deserved such a befitting response.
He said he will traveling to London within this month, and will proceed to United States for treatment next month. He hinted that he might return to Pakistan in October.
The former president expressed disappointment over the restrictions placed on him, and said that his properties in Pakistan which have been seized were for personal use and not for commercial purposes. He also said that his bank accounts were frozen while he was not wealthy enough like other politicians. – Sabah
