I should not have resigned as COAS: Musharraf

Former President Pervez Musharraf says he should have retained the position of COAS for another five years.

Former President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said that he should not have resigned from the post of Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) and that he should have retained the position for another five years.

In an interview to NDTV, Musharraf said that India and Pakistan were close to drafting a final pact for a solution for Kashmir.

He added that the final drafts were exchanged through a back channel and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had agreed with Pakistan's four-point formula.

Talking about role of army in Pakistan, the former president said that army should have a say in country's policies.

Musharraf admitted his mistake, and said that he regrets confronting the judiciary, which became the reason for the decrease in his popularity.