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Musharraf denies approving drone strikes
"During my presidency, there were only a few drone strikes," says Musharraf.
"During my presidency, there were only a few drone strikes," says Musharraf. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
DUBAI:
Former president of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf has denied reports of his alleged approval of drone attacks in the country.
“As far as the drone attacks are concerned, there existed no agreement with the US/ISAF by the previous government,” stated a press release issued on Wednesday.
“I did not approve any drone attacks. During my presidency, there were only a few drone strikes and whenever that happened, Pakistan lodged a strong protest with the US/Isaf forces,” Musharraf said, adding that the agreement with Isaf was that they would operate in Afghanistan and Pakistan’s forces will operate in Pakistan.
He added: “Isaf used to share the intel whenever they had any. Moreover, we demanded transfer of drone technology so that our security forces can operate them against the militants.”
Published in The Express Tribune, December 22nd, 2011.
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jiye musharraf!
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“During my presidency, there were only a few drone strikes,” says Musharraf.
Well, apparently, there didnt need to be, becoz good old Mushy was doing a more than proficient job of eliminating his own citizens. Perhaps Zardari, being a civilian and all, cldnt quite match the USA-standard innocent citizen death toll, or call it collateral damage.
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@Javed:
yes because asif zardari is the bastion of humanity.
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wow did Javed just compare “Pervez Musharraf” with “Asif Ali Zardari”? lol
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Courage, Truth, Vision, ability to lead, Good Governance etc come to my mind when I hear the name of Musharraf
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Musharraf – the most sincere and honest leader.
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He is right,if anyone go into archives, he can check i guess only 4 strikes….whatever..this is true Musharaf had a control on US relations and US had no courage to intervene into us,but This government gave US a free hand….Except he came from Quo, Mushay was good for Pakistan,Economics, education, media,employment and Technology, Pakistan improved in every sector…Recommend
In response to Javed, stop being so desperate that you are reduced to the point of telling outright lies. Musharraf was not “eliminating” the citizens. Simply, he gave no authorisation for the drone attacks, hence the few attacks. This time around, Zardari gave the permission, hence the massive number of drone strikes.
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Drone attacks started once the US were convinced that we are helping the militants. Whenever Pakistan were given intelligence on the militants, the militants vanished prior to the raid as it happened in the case of Tora Bora. Drones were a minor act by the US compared to what they are capable of. We as a nation need to look inward and correct ourselves instead of blaming the rest of the world as if we are the only righteous people in this world?
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