Live with Talat: Musharraf interview to Aaj TV (merged)

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Re: Live with Talat: Musharraf interview to Aaj TV (merged)

@LuxuryItem

Where did this happen? Even Fox Noise channel couldn’t have spun this.

Sources?

@Fraudz

pakistan has to fight that war, but the issue is that its not just an internal matter when pakistan territory is being used by militants. as long as the nation knows that there will be issues there will be challenges and risks based on tha path that Pakistan takes. if there is a democratic govt in place but there is some attack in US and turns out it was planned and managed from militants hiding in FATA, what do u think US response is going to be, what do you think Pakistan’s response to US response is going to be, what will oppositions response be, how many ppl will get out of KFC business, do you cooperate, do you not cooperate, are you ready for sanctions etc etc.

nation knows the challenges of terrorism but there are no takers for Musharraf regime. Honestly speaking I dont see many social circles in Pakistan where Musharraf is respected. Moreover, on ground, what is his achievement against terrorism in Pakistan? Madressah’s have grown faster under his rule than any previous govt. There are more suicide attacks in Pakistan than before. Granted its an international phenomenon but what has he done to contain that threat? Made deals with known militants such as Naek Mohammad (remember him?) Abdullah Mehsud, Mullah FazlUllah (read this](http://www.dawn.com/2007/07/24/ed.htm#3)) and god knows who else? Suicide bombing has been with us since 2001 and only today has the interior ministry decided to acquire explosive detectors which can help suicide bombers. Amazing.

As for US response, I agree that there was not much choice before Musharraf in 2001 and it would be the same with a democratic dispensation but the way Musharraf and his generals have bent over to accommodate every US wish, that I have an issue with. Did you have a chance to read the account of the meeting between General Mehmood, ISI chief, and Richard Armitage after 9/11?

Does it not strike you as odd that we are fighting perhaps the most critical of wars in Pakistan’s history, and there is never a debate on this issue in the Parliament? Then again, the parliament itself is straitjacketed.