Former President Pervez Musharraf has blamed Pakistan's current administration for the tensions in ties with India in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks, saying it should have made it clear how strong it is about fighting terrorism.
"Well, you know if you don't fight terror and make sure everybody knows how strong you feel about it, you may have problems with other countries like America. And yes - now the situation with India," the former military ruler said in an interview in London, where he is on a private visit.
Asked if the tension between India and Pakistan would not have occurred if the current Pakistani administration had made it clear how strong it is about fighting terrorism, Musharraf told interviewer Daphne Barak: "You said it."
He said the situation with India had become ‘very complicated’ because of the government's stance. "This is what terror is all about. By now - it has become a very complicated situation," he remarked.
Musharaf said the ‘kind of violence’ now witnessed in Pakistan had ‘never happened during my time’.
He said, "I made up my mind early on that I was going with America against terrorism. I have done anything in my power to block terrorists and fundamentalists.”
"There is only one way to deal with terrorists – to fight them," said Musharraf, who quit in August to avoid impeachment by the Pakistan People's Party-led government.
Musharraf said Pakistan is his home and he would not leave it even though he may face threats to his life there, the interview that appeared in ‘The News’, said.
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