Allowing US troops into Pakistan was the right decision, says Musharraf

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Pakistan would have had to fight a joint-army of the US and India if it had not allowed American troops on its territory to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan, former military ruler Pervaiz Musharraf said on Friday. Musharraf said he did not regret his decision which he thought was correct, adding that he would take the same decision if he had to face a similar situation again. He said he was also concerned that the US troops might start operating from India to attack the Taliban in Afghanistan.“Certainly the US was going to attack Afghanistan. Where can they attack from? Through India and India was all set to extend all kinds of facilities,” Musharraf said.“If they had come from India, Pakistan would have had to fight the US and India together. They had to go through Pakistan in order to reach Afghanistan, which would have threatened our sovereignty,” he said. “Quite clearly, such a situation was not in the interest of Pakistan,” he added.