Both Taliban, India a threat to Pakistan: Musharraf

[compak]

The Taliban pose a current threat to Pakistan whereas India has always posed a threat to the country, said former president Pervez Musharraf in an interview aired on Monday.
Musharraf, who was talking to Al Jazeera’s Riz Khan, said that there is no comparison between the Taliban and India as both pose a serious threat to the country.
In a response to a viewer’s question asking him whether he saw India as a bigger threat to Pakistan than the Taliban, he said:
“I think there’s no comparison. You can’t compare. Both have posed a threat. Taliban are posing a threat now, India has posed a threat all along,” he said referring to the three wars the two countries have fought since gaining independence in 1947 .
He said that the threat from India should not be taken lightly. “In 2002, they matched the entire Indian military force against our borders… they always pose a threat… I don’t think there is any comparison, this or that. Taliban pose the threat (at this moment) but that doesn’t mean we can take India lightly.”
He said that Pakistan should always be prepared for an Indian offensive, saying “whenever there is an attack in India, hysteria (is) created by politicians in India to attack us, to punish Pakistan. If God forbid, another incident takes place by extremists and terrorists within India… (and it) thinks that they should attack Pakistan, where do the armed forces go? We have to have our guard up against the eastern border. At the moment it is this (Taliban) but if India plans to attack Pakistan, it’ll shift to India then.”
Musharraf also said that the Americans should not tell Pakistan what to do in dealing with militancy in its tribal areas.
“Don’t teach us, please. Don’t micromanage for us. Where I should put the army, where I should act, where I should not act – don’t teach me this. We know more in our area in the tribal agencies than you. And also don’t come across the border.”
He added: “When you get into micromanagement and try to dictate terms to Pakistan, there are differences of opinion but it’s unfortunate that people don’t understand this differentiating between the strategic plane and the tactical plane.”

Both Taliban, India a threat to Pakistan: Musharraf

 

[compak]

YouTube - Riz Khan - Pakistan's challenges

 

[Dalai Lama]

Taliban = insurgents
India = An organised army

You just can't compare the two. If anything insurgency is bigger threat to Pakistan (or any other country for that matter) than any army could ever hope to pose.

 

[Fasih Khan]

What a True Patriot this man is. A Beautiful Blessing for Pakistan.

 

[Parthvi]

It's tragic to see that Musharraf is still audacious enough to speak for his country after what he has done. He is a military man who by the nature of their training and have a perception deficit when it comes to India. (The same holds true for the Indian Military and defence establishment). Musharraf's claim about the Taliban is correct but he is way off the facts about India. It could have been true before 1974 or perhaps 1987.
But as of today India stands to loose so much in case of a war with Pakistan that this fact alone would deter India from ever instigating a war with Pakistan.
I would humbly state that Pakistan has to come out of this India specific phobia.

 

[FNFAL]

What a True Patriot this man is. A Beautiful Blessing for Pakistan.

You sure ???

http://www.defence.pk/forums/nation...-court-marshalled-says-gen-rtd-hamid-gul.html

 

[Fasih Khan]

You sure ???

http://www.defence.pk/forums/nation...-court-marshalled-says-gen-rtd-hamid-gul.html

100 % Sure

 

[SpArK]

Elections are nearing, Aren't they?

 

[Fasih Khan]

It's tragic to see that Musharraf is still audacious enough to speak for his country after what he has done. He is a military man who by the nature of their training and have a perception deficit when it comes to India. (The same holds true for the Indian Military and defence establishment). Musharraf's claim about the Taliban is correct but he is way off the facts about India. It could have been true before 1974 or perhaps 1987.
But as of today India stands to loose so much in case of a war with Pakistan that this fact alone would deter India from ever instigating a war with Pakistan.

I would humbly state that Pakistan has to come out of this India specific phobia.

If I give benifit of doubt so would say that probably your sanity is driving you to come to that conclusion, Otherwise ''India'' doesn't think that way.

 

[SMC]

Elections are nearing, Aren't they?

No. Still 2 years to go.

 

[Black Widow]

What a True Patriot this man is. A Beautiful Blessing for Pakistan.

Wasn't the same person was bashed by Pakaistani member for selling out Pakistani citizen few dollars????

In Pakistan any one is a big hit, if he/she talk against India..

 

[Fasih Khan]

Wasn't the same person was bashed by Pakaistani member for selling out Pakistani citizen few dollars????

In Pakistan any one is a big hit, if he/she talk against India..

Yes Partly True, And we have Good Reasons to hate India. As far as selling Pakistanis rants are concerned, he's given an open challange to prove a single case If the accusers are truthful. Total BS.

 

[IceCold]

India is a bigger threat to the existence of Pakistan. The threat of taliban only started when US invaded Afghanistan and then proxy war started between India and Pakistan. Once the US leaves the threat of the so called taliban will automatically die down where as with India it will continue.