During the 1965 war, Musharraf, who was then a Second Lieutenant in the Army, said he was saved from a lot of perilous situations. In 1971 war he was serving as a commando but not in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
Musharraf said he was “emotionally hurt” and “literally wept” when he heard of surrender of Pakistani troops in the then East Pakistan.
Over 90,000 Pakistani troops led by Gen Niazi surrendered to Indian Army in Dhaka. The troops were later released following the Shimla agreement between Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. in reply to a question, he said Pakistan Army is fully with him because he has braved off difficulties and dangers with him.
Musharraf said his keen desire was to be remembered in the history of the country as saviour of the nation from the brink of collapse.
“My greatest achievement is economic revival of Pakistan— the possibility of pulling the country out of deep economic morass looked remote in 1999 it looked almost improbable in the face of an inextricable circle of debt-servicing but we managed it,” he said.
“Not only I saved the country from sinking but I wouldlike to be remembered for taking it forward and putting it on a course to move forward as a dynamic, progressive and enlightened society— that is what I’ve achieved for Pakistan,” he said in the programme, adding “I must be remembered for protecting the country from economic bankruptcy.”
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