Musharraf Backs Haqqani Group, Keeps Up Anti-India Tirade

Self-exiled former Pakistan ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf has openly backed the Jalaluddin Haqqani group responsible for the recent attack on the US embassy in Kabul.

In an interview to The Daily Telegraph Musharraf said, it was important for Pakistan to spell out to the world why the Haqqani network was being allowed to operate on its soil.

Asked if Pakistan needed the support of the powerful insurgent family led by Jalaluddin Haqqani and linked to the Taliban, he said: “If I was in government I would certainly be thinking how best to defend Pakistan’s interests.

“Certainly if Afghanistan is being used by India to create an anti-Pakistan Afghanistan, we would like to prevent that.”

He said the Haqqani group was the source of a “terrible” lack of trust and confidence and added: “The United States must understand Pakistan has its own national interest. The United States must accept the compulsions of Pakistan and give assurances.”

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