Thursday
28Sep2006
Musharraf denies helping Al Qaeda
Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 8:21AM
A report, written by the MoD, accuses the Pakistani intelligence services of indirectly supporting Al Qaeda by supporting religious organisations in the increasingly unstable country.
Musharraf, in an interview with the BBC, here, has denied the claim.
The reality is that Pakistan is deeply unstable along its porous border with Afghanistan. The region of Waziristan, in the North West, is deeply sympathetic to both the Taliban and AQ, providing shelter and support for their offensive in Afghanistan. Northern Pakistan is increasingly lawless, anti-western, and dangerous, and unless we change our ill-informed policies in the region, we run the risk of the entire country slipping into chaos. There have already been several attempts on the President's life, and were his military junta to collapse, we have no idea who would take over this nuclear-armed nation.
Musharraf, in an interview with the BBC, here, has denied the claim.
The reality is that Pakistan is deeply unstable along its porous border with Afghanistan. The region of Waziristan, in the North West, is deeply sympathetic to both the Taliban and AQ, providing shelter and support for their offensive in Afghanistan. Northern Pakistan is increasingly lawless, anti-western, and dangerous, and unless we change our ill-informed policies in the region, we run the risk of the entire country slipping into chaos. There have already been several attempts on the President's life, and were his military junta to collapse, we have no idea who would take over this nuclear-armed nation.
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