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About his remarks to a German magazine last week that Pakistan trained militants groups to fight in Kashmir, he said he did not mean that they were trained during his tenure.
Pakistan water and power minister Raja Pervez Ashraf told the Pakistan National Assembly last Thursday that India had never blocked its share of water from rivers flowing from Kashmir, barring a brief period of one week in 2008.
He didn't say "We formed them", he said they were formed and can be formed by anyone.SPIEGEL: Why did you form militant underground groups to fight India in Kashmir?
Musharraf: They were indeed formed. The government turned a blind eye because they wanted India to discuss Kashmir.
SPIEGEL: It was the Pakistani security forces that trained them.
Musharraf: The West was ignoring the resolution of the Kashmir issue, which is the core issue of Pakistan. We expected the West -- especially the United States and important countries like Germany -- to resolve the Kashmir issue. Has Germany done that? {No Denial about Pakistani Sec forces training them}
SPIEGEL: Does that give Pakistan the right to train underground fighters?
Musharraf: Yes, it is the right of any country to promote its own interests when India is not prepared to discuss Kashmir at the United Nations and is not prepared to resolve the dispute in a peaceful manner.
SPIEGEL: Why did you form militant underground groups to fight India in Kashmir?
Musharraf: They were indeed formed. The government turned a blind eye because they wanted India to discuss Kashmir.
SPIEGEL: It was the Pakistani security forces that trained them.
Musharraf: The West was ignoring the resolution of the Kashmir issue, which is the core issue of Pakistan. We expected the West -- especially the United States and important countries like Germany -- to resolve the Kashmir issue. Has Germany done that? {No Denial about Pakistani Sec forces training them}
SPIEGEL: Does that give Pakistan the right to train underground fighters?
Musharraf: Yes, it is the right of any country to promote its own interests when India is not prepared to discuss Kashmir at the United Nations and is not prepared to resolve the dispute in a peaceful manner.
Looks like he received the memo from Pindi.
After all, he wishes to go back and stay fit.
He didn't say "We formed them", he said they were formed and can be formed by anyone.
Later on he went to say "We turned a blind eye on them". You don't turn a blind eye on yourself, you turn a blind eye on what other people are doing.
Looks like he received the memo from Pindi.
After all, he wishes to go back and stay fit.

He didn't say "We formed them", he said they were formed and can be formed by anyone.
Later on he went to say "We turned a blind eye on them". You don't turn a blind eye on yourself, you turn a blind eye on what other people are doing.