Diversion of US aid - Indian propaganda exposed

[HAIDER]

WASHINGTON: Former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday denied saying that while he was in power, he allowed using US military aid to Pakistan to strengthen its defences against India.

In a statement issued in Philadelphia, Mr Musharraf said the issue highlighted by some Indian leaders and media was not even raised in the interview. The former president is currently in the United States on a lecture tour.
The Indian media reported on Monday that in an interview to a Pakistani television channel, Mr Musharraf acknowledged using US military aid meant to fight the extremists to strengthen Pakistan’s defences against India.

‘No question was asked regarding US funds for fighting the militants in this interview or at any other time,’ he said. ‘I have never said Pakistan violated any agreement.’

Pakistan, he said, ‘never violated any agreement or miss-utilised US funds’ for strengthening its defences against India.

‘As far as the equipment issued to a military unit is concerned, the equipment moves wherever the unit is deployed,’ he said. ‘The US at the time was aware of what we were doing.’
DAWN.COM | Pakistan | US military aid not misused: Musharraf

Its surprising,how Indian top govt official pass statement without confirming and totally rely on their media.

 

[Salahadin]

This is a big slap on indian media's face. as usual they are lairs and full of sh*t

 

[duhastmish]

I dont understand one thing :
Musharaff only said : we have a process where - we assign our weapon to soldiers and their concerned division.
now if some body move to other side of border - they cant just leave the guns there.

and more over - if you have a DANDA! in your hand - while walking through the dark night. which you kept to scare away - dogs .

and if you are attacked - you will use it to protect yourself.

i dont understand what the hell is the problem here ?????

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what else does world media wanted to hear ???

that if india attack THEY will leave our american weapon and trained soldiers on taleban side ?????

its simple take your self in position of paksitan.

i think its not workign in india favour ......

but pakistan is doing no wrong here !

 

[graphican]

Interviews of such high profile personalities are always recorded. If India has evidence of his words, bring it on. Musharraf knows what responsibility he carries when he speaks out in the public. I doubt he could talk of violating international agreements, specially when they are related to National Security.

 

[Patriot]

Interviews of such high profile personalities are always recorded. If India has evidence of his words, bring it on. Musharraf knows what responsibility he carries when he speaks out in the public. I doubt he could talk of violating international agreements, specially when they are related to National Security.

Indians are reffering to his Pakistani interview to express channel ..Watch the interview in other thread....there is nothing like what indians said in the interview.

 

[Goodperson]

US military aid not misused: Musharraf​

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Baray Laanti log bethay huain hain border paar media may.

But he does mention such military equipment can be deployed against India due the very structure of Pakistan Army.

See later part of the clip.


Musharraf admits US money used against India

 

[muse]

An interesting aspect to consider: If a unit rips from one location to another, is that the same as the Charge the Indian media is making?



Musharraf denies misusing American military aid

* Former US administration was satisfied with military arrangement

Daily Times Monitor

LAHORE: Denying that he used US military aid to strengthen Pakistan’s defence against India, former president Pervez Musharraf has issued a statement saying the Indian media has highlighted a non-issue, a private TV channel reported on Tuesday.

A close friend of the former president, Dr Nasim Ashraf, told the channel Musharraf had categorically denied that any of the funding had been misused. He told the channel the Pakistan Army had not violated any agreement regarding the equipment supplied by the US.

According to Dr Ashraf, if a unit stationed in Waziristan moved to Kashmir, the equipment would move with it, which was not a violation of the agreement. He said the former president had clarified that the former US administration had been completely satisfied with the arrangement. To a question, he said Musharraf would return to Pakistan as soon as he finished his lecture tour.

On Monday, Indian media reported that Musharraf acknowledged in an interview that US military aid meant to fight extremists had been used to strengthen the country’s defence against India.

 

[IceCold]

But as far as India is concerned," she said, "we support the economic and developmental assistance, which has been given to Pakistan because we share the objective of a stable and modern Pakistan.

Ohh please!

 

[PAFAce]

Mr. Musharraf is well liked in India, as far as I know. A large percentage of the urban Indian population seem to think he's been our only "good" leader in the last few decades. I've had many a conversation with my Indian colleagues/schoolmates on this topic, and they all seem to agree that he was the only Pakistani leader the Indians didn't mind dealing with.

In fact, it's not just the Indians. Most people outside of Pakistan (including a major portion of us Overseas Pakistanis) seem to be big fans of Musharraf. Maybe for good reasons (my last visit to Pakistan I defended his actions all day long). All I know is that his popularity steadily declined while he was in power (and what power it was) and even his initial supporters (myself included) started to doubt him. My point is, if this is an Indian plot to malign Mr. Musharraf, it is not an indication of the general view in India.

Other than that, whether you like him or not, you've got to give him credit for being honest. Nobody can doubt that he is a straight-shooting army man. Anyone else in this situation, say for example Zardari, would have probably said something downright embarrassing.

 

[Hulk]

I agree media should not be publishing something they cannot verify. I also do not understand why to publish contents of interview when it's not been aired. The media clearly is not responsible. But to add to it these happens worldwide.

 

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

My point is, if this is an Indian plot to malign Mr. Musharraf, it is not an indication of the general view in India.

I don't believe this was a plot to malign Musharraf as much as it was a 'plot' to malign Pakistan.

The Indian argument, both in the media and by its political leadership, has been that Pakistan as a state should not receive any US military assistance and to bolster that argument the Indians have tried very hard to make the case that Pakistan is an irresponsible state that will misuse US aid and redirect it against India.

The ToI in particular is a rabidly jingoistic and anti-Pakistan rag, tabloidish in how it presents events in general, but especially events related to Pakistan.

On another note, I am also extremely disappointed in some of our political leadership (including our Ambassador to the UK) and 'journalists' who should have checked Musharraf's original comments before jumping on him to criticize him. Many of the Pakistan papers merely reproduced the ToI story with the exact comments used by the ToI, as did the Western press - absolutely horrendous standards. Given that Musharraf is extremely unpopular in Pakistan right now, perhaps it was too much to expect our elected leaders to rise to defend him given the political backlash, but they could have followed the US's lead in issuing a balanced statement pointing out the ambiguities in the ToI story.

If nothing else, these publications should be extremely skeptical in the future of reports related to Pakistan in the Indian media in general and in the ToI and affiliated organizations in particular.

Surprisingly, and to its credit, the US government has had the most balanced response to this whole affair - good for Pakistan in that the target of the propaganda campaign remains unconvinced at an official level.

 

[Developereo]

I actually see a silver lining in all of this.

Every time the Indian media whips up hysteria against Pakistan and they are proven wrong, it makes them look silly and unprofessional around the world.

Boy crying wolf.

 

[Developereo]

Many of the Pakistan papers merely reproduced the ToI story with the exact comments used by the ToI, as did the Western press - absolutely horrendous standards.

If nothing else, these publications should be extremely skeptical in the future of reports related to Pakistan in the Indian media in general and in the ToI and affiliated organizations in particular.

The Western media doesn't surprise me; I lost respect for them long ago. They share an anti-Pakistan agenda with the Indian media.

But the Pakistan media should have known better. Even the fifth column rags like dawn.com should have shown more integrity.

In the opening article in this thread, dawn.com uses the phrase "Indian media reported" instead of "Indian media alleged" or "Indian media claimed".

Words matter. Don't these people go to journalism school?

 

[muse]

I dont understand one thing :
Musharaff only said : we have a process where - we assign our weapon to soldiers and their concerned division.
now if some body move to other side of border - they cant just leave the guns there.

and more over - if you have a DANDA! in your hand - while walking through the dark night. which you kept to scare away - dogs .

and if you are attacked - you will use it to protect yourself.

i dont understand what the hell is the problem here ?????

Some interests, you decide for yourself which ones and what their motivation may be, are determined to create problems in US and Pakistan relations, and think that such problems will benefit them -- why should they think this? Is this an example of good thinking?? For instance should problems be created in the US/pakistan relationship and this results in becoing a political and media problem, will that really benefit India? Think it through - in fact it will be a disaster for India -- be careful what you want, you may get it, this advice is usally offered to help us better understand what it is we really want.

 

[PAFAce]

On another note, I am also extremely disappointed in some of our political leadership (including our Ambassador to the UK) and 'journalists' who should have checked Musharraf's original comments before jumping on him to criticize him.

Agreed. If for nothing else, than simply for the fact that this is your ex-Chief of Army Staff talking about National Defence. It doesn't matter what he says on this issue, as long as it's not against, he must be supported. On the surface, at least, your sovereign leadership and your military leadership should appear united and strong. Unfortunately, that's rarely been the case in Pakistan. Both the political and military leadership has failed to recognize this. It's is just bad PR for Pakistan.

But, There are always two sides to a story, and neither is perfectly true. We must be balanced in our criticism and praise. One may argue that Musharraf himself is partly to blame for this, after all, he was the one who chose the political and controversial paths for himself.