Pakistan didn't know about Bin Laden: Musharraf‎

And this is a news..?Recommend

Not a banana republic? Why do our finance minister come from banks abroad?Recommend

I have always liked Musharraf’s straightforwardness and this time also! but i wonder if Pakistani government is now in a position to show this king of guts as Musharraf said especially the aid Pakistan has been taking from US in past and present and also the self-centeredness of Zardari!Recommend

Seperate mosque and state.It’s the only way to save pakistan.As long as religion is allowed to dictate terms to the state,our rotten national condition will continue.

instead of using terms like ‘mujahideen’ or ‘shaheed’ for these religious terrorists the media should start calling them by what they really are: cold blooded murderers killing in the name of religion.our people should know that this is not ‘jihad’ it is ‘fasaad’ and these jihadi terrorists have murdered 35000 of our own people.Recommend

Here comes the Oracle of Delphi prognosticating what, when and if went wrong and no one is to blame. Under his very nose, under his Corp Commanders and ISI, did OBL relocate to Abbottabad of all places. Summer home of the rich and well to do Pakistani military staff. Also Military’s Academy right in the heart of the city. And no one knows who’s living in that high walled house?? Come, come Oracle. You must have known it!!! I wish the Americans had got OBL when you were running the show. Then they would not have given you asylum and you would have been sitting in the cooler, perhaps in Abbottbad, in that very house that belonged to OBL. That would have been really ironic!!! Recommend

Forget OBL, what about Benazir Bhutto? Did you know about her assassination? Have you ever spoken the truth?Recommend

Ya ya …. Musharraf is an honest Pakistani …Recommend

I am an Afghan and i don’t think i should say what is good for Pakistan and what is not but certainly this person (musharaf) can save Pakistan from these jackals, Pakistan is going thru really bad time even worse then us (Afghanistan), he had really helped the country grow not only economically but also in point of better governance and better stability.

so if pakistani people really needs someone who can run the country should ask for him and ask the zardari and gilani elements out of pakistan.

again is an opinion from an afghan brother to pakistani brothers nothing personal.Recommend

Unless we seperate religion from politics..this is number one…second ban fuedalism / waderas & Jagirdari system as India has done…things will not improve….the only reason for democracy to flourish in UK was for them to seperate church from the state more than 200 yrs ago… Recommend

So its incompetence ?? — yes he accepted by saying that..Recommend

As per Wikipedia is: “Banana republic is a pejorative term that refers to a politically unstable country dependent upon limited primary productions (e.g. bananas), and ruled by a small, self-elected, wealthy, corrupt politico-economic plutocracy or oligarchy.”
And I guess we are 99% in synch with the definition. How can you say we are not one? You could sounded more promising like “we need to change the fact that we are a banana republic now!”Recommend

We believe on you sir!!!Recommend

@aamir saeed:
Non Muslim like jews and christians are happy that there snakes in the grass why they need to push their fellows among us. Did u ever listen any jew calling their religion terrorist religion or rebuking their education. Did u ever listen christians calling their churches mess. We must be. Ashamed .no one will stay here in. Thiis world foreever. Leave this enlightened moderation. Recommend

“Musharraf told CNN: “No country has a right to intrude into any other country.”
It is perfect right of any Islamic country to train beastly barracudas to intrude into any other country and cause havoc and mayhem, is that it?

@Shahid: to vasan
“…So, to talk about Kargil, one needs to understand very very clearly that it is not India, but disputed territory.”
So, if it is a disputed territory, why did you move back into “the undisputed” part of the same territory with your tails between your legs? You should have stayed put, proclaiming that you had as much right to be there as India. Why didn’t you? Cowardice, may be? Or, an usurper’s bad conscience?Recommend

Great Leader. Long Live Musharraf.Recommend

@Billoo Bhaya: Brilliantly said !!! Recommend

@ Vasan

On Kargil Pakistan was not intruding into another country but our own land OCCUPIED by India. You better get your facts rightRecommend

Shahid & IWriteUread: Pl learn more about Kashmir, Kargil and Siachen disputes from a neutral source or from a well informed source in Pakistan. That will explain who is on the wrong and right. My contention is Kargil is in India’s possession and Pak cannot trespass. Period. Disputes need settlement is not in dispute. That is why India does not intrude POK (Pakistan Occupied Kashmir). Mush (the architect of Kargil intrustion by Pak), saying “no country can intrude another country” is nothing but pure double standards.
For a starting point, you can refer “Myths versus realities —Sheikh Asad Rahman” in Daily times dated 13th or 14th June, 2011 where he quotes Air Marshal Asghar Khan on all disputes between India and Pakistan. That will throw more lightRecommend

@G. Din:
Cowardice was actually on the part of Sher-e-Punjab whoe asked army to retreat!Recommend

So American for decades finance to support him to harbor Bin Laden and they’re not doubt Taliban and Al Qualda are together set up in Parkistan to against American to steal more of their moneys through these set up illogic , twisted and chaotics for weaponry business , again to hurt Americans – After all Americans pushes Americans to war and hurt them self to skim their money – Now the clean up may cut their links to find out and agents overseas has been drop the ball of supports due to the conflicts of current policies……..IMHORecommend

Some famous or infamous things Pakistan “didn’t know” – about Musharraf:

In 1998 brought in OBL to put down the Shia uprising in Gilgit. Thousands were massacared. The area was resettled with Punjabis and Pakhtoons.
Imposed a war on India (Kargil) without the approval of the people and the elected PM.
Conducted a coup and exiled the PM.
Promised to take power for a few months – only to rig elections and stay in for a decade
Rented Pakistan to Uncle within 24 hours, when given the ultimatum of ‘either you are with us or against us’. He took no one into confidence in Pakistan.
Produced terrorists of Arab descent when Uncle threatened but hid the “good strategic assets” to foment mayhem in India and Afghanistan.
Used Uncle to sell the story that only one man – A Q Khan, was sending military C17s and cargo ships loaded with sensitive nuclear materials around the world. Military just did not know about it!
7 “Pakistan first” was his motto – he is not in Pakistan but always first in seeking the microphone to talk about himself. He is “first”.
He holds various properties in Pakistan, London and New York and lives overseas. Where did all this wealth come from?
9 Hid OBL in Pakistan, on his self appointed tenure as President and Chief (he always insisted he was Chief) but he did not know about it!
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Mush and Bush combination is needed once again .Recommend

In an interview last month, Musharraf
said that the US raid which killed Bin
Laden was technically “an act of war”.

The legal definition of “an act of war”: An act of war is an action by one country against another with an intention to provoke a war or an action that occurs during a declared war or armed conflict between military forces of any origin.

There was no intent by the U.S. to provoke a war with Pakistan. No Pakistanis were killed or injured, nor was any Pakistani force engaged. So unless Musharraf confesses that Osama Bin Laden was a tool of the Pakistani military, the U.S. raid was NOT “an act of war” against Pakistan.Recommend

@Waqas: Yes. Still we want to occupy Kashmir.

Our country is well developed in all the areas like Education, Science & Technology, Medical, Engineering, Space research and what not.

Our economy is booming like anything and will surpass US by coming 5000 years. There is no signs of terrorism in any parts of our Country because our Security Agencies are very active.

What is wrong in thinking that Indian Kashmir will join with us and Vote for us in case of Referendum.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…. Feel the reality… I also will be happy if any of the above is true..

Unfortunately nothing is true as of now. Khuda Hafiz.Recommend

Musharraf like many other military leaders worked closely with the ISI, and so it is likely that Musharraf not only gets updates from ISI, but since the ISI is tight lipped and hardly ever makes statement, this may be the ISI own choice to let Musharraf speak. The ISI may be trusting Musharraf more than it trusts the present civilian government. This may also be Musharraf ploy to get popular with the Pakistan Public.Recommend

IWriteYouRead:
We are not here to discuss what TIME writes and whether it is wrong or not. If we go into what all TIME has written on Pakistan, Kashmir etc, you will not know where to hide
India’s stand on Siachen is clear, India moved in first and it was unmarked area in any agreement. So it does not belong to pakistan for you to crib. We would rather occupy the area so that it does not get donated to China.
For the facts of who triggered 1965 war and the other wars, I have already quoted your own country’s paper and from your own Airmarshall. Do u mean to say the Air Marshall lied. That normally is done by politicians.
I suggest UdontWriteWrongLestOthersDontRead
Waqas: Neither Kargill nor Kashmir is Pakistan’s even if you shout from roof top. Remember Baluchistan, What is good for the goose is good for the gander as well. If u want I can quote the Balochistan history from Pak papers as well.Recommend

@Shafiq Nasery: What you are saying is very personal and makes no sense. Do you not see that Musharraf is a main reason for all the current problems? Do you not see that all Muslim nations are trying to throw out dictators like in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Libya and Yemen. Why do you think Pakistan needs another decade of a dictator like Musharraf when he caused many of the current problems? And no, Pakistan still isn’t as bad as Afghanistan but with someone like Musharraf it will become more like Afghanistan!Recommend

@Nazir Habib:
The “the reverential Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan” ??? He got himself allotted TWO plots!!!

Nawaz Sharif is actually toothless! Time will tell IF and when he he enters the corridors of power. Recommend

@Maria:
Actually all these problems go back to the worst dictator Zia ul Haq, mentor and political father of Nawaz Sharif.Recommend

Long live Musharraf – long live Pakistan.Recommend

@Maria:
I had read few of your comments earlier … but this time you talk sense ….

Congratulations !Recommend

@Shahid: When Maharaja of Kashmir signed the Instrument of Accession, at that moment Kashmir became the part of India. If you don’t like the fact, that is your problem. Ever wonder, why Pakistan doesn’t get diplomatic support for plebiscite? Recommend

@Ashutosh: u r right for once he is on the right trackRecommend

Its true Pakistan didn’t know about Bin Laden except PA & ISI.Recommend

@Maria: As a Kashmiri u should know what the UN resolution states that the first step is that Pakistan withdraw tribesmen and troops from Kashmir since this has not been done so far dont u think u should ask the Pakistan govt these questions Recommend

@sariya: We do Sariya but i feel being neighbors we do influence each other’s lives hence i feel it is necessary to interact . My feeling is that there is an undercurrent of love between our people which does tend to get suppressed when we have events like war but the undercurrent is there which i have experienced whenever i have had the opportunity of meeting Pakistanis on a individual level . I feel that the powers that be on both sides are not serious about peace . In India the politicians play vote bank politics to ensure they get elected and in Pakistan the supposed threat from India suits the army their status of the ‘holy cow’ is maintained and they continue as the rulers. It is the common man on both sides who will be most benefited by if there is peace and free trade between the two countries so we have to try and do our bit . Recommend

No matter how Musharraf’s party and his well-wishers try to defend him, the fact of the matter is that he was at the helm of affairs when the PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in broad daylight in Rawalpindi. In fact, all the leads of the investigation point to him and his aides for their acts of omission and commission in this incident and in its aftermath. Mere statements cannot absolve him of his responsibility and involvement. Not only for Benazir Bhutto’s murder, General (retired) Musharraf has to answer for many other atrocities committed during his tenure, including the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti, launching of a military operation in Balochistan, embroiling Pakistan in a neo-jihadi movement of the ‘good Taliban’ while going after the ‘bad Taliban’, undermining institutions of the state and much more. Musharraf has announced that he would come to Pakistan on March 23, 2012 to organise his party and prepare for the next elections. However, public memory is not so short. Not only will he have to face the anti-terrorism court, but also the court of the public and will have to answer for his wrongdoings. Perhaps it is not a gainful proposition to leave behind a luxurious life in London and enter the minefield of politics in Pakistan. He would be better off if he avoids the latter.Recommend