New Delhi: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday said terrorists like Osama bin Laden and the Taliban were heroes for Pakistan. In the interview given to a Pakistani news channel Duniya TV, Musharraf said, “Pakistan trained Lashkar for attacks in Kashmir; we trained Taliban, Ayman-al-Zawahri and Jalaluddin Haqqani to counter Soviets in Afghanistan.
Defending the move, he said, “We need to understand the historical perspective. Indian army was slaughtering Kashmiris in the late 80s. We trained Mujahideens for militancy in J&K. We needed to fight their oppression. Pakistan funded Lashkar. Hafiz Saeed was our hero, as so were the Kashmiris who crossed over to this side of the border to wage Jihad,” he added.
The former Pak army chief further claimed that his country trained Taliban, Ayman-al-Zawahri and Jalaluddin Haqqani to counter Soviets in Afghanistan. Haqqani, Osama Bin Laden were our heroes,” said former Pakistan army chief, who ruled as president from 1999 to 2008.
Bureau Report
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