Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has warned India that Islamabad will strike at “a time and place of its choosing” if New Delhi resorted to any military retaliation to the Uri attack.
“The persons who are talking about military retaliation – including your DGMO, your defence minister – should understand the consequences. The DGMO should learn a lesson of military that you have to wargame it till the end. If you strike at the time and place of your choosing, we will strike back at the time and place of our choosing as well. It doesn’t stop at your action; what will follow should also be considered,” he told CNN-News18 exclusively from his residence in London.
About the attack on Indian army headquarters in Uri, where 19 Indian soldiers were killed, he said there are not credible evidences to say that the attackers came from Pakistan.
“The Indian government is trying to say as if the Pakistan army and the Pakistan government is involved,” he said.
Brahamdagh Bugti a terrorist
He said India is directly interfering in Balochistan that is a serious matter. He also condemned New Delhi’s decision to give political asylum to Baloch rebel leader Brahmdagh Bugti, who is currently living in Switzerland.
“I totally condemn it, he shouldn’t be given any asylum. He’s a terrorist. You call of non-state actors in Kashmir, here in Balochistan it is state actor from your side, this is your state which is acting in Balochistan, which is more serious,” Musharraf said.
Brahamdagh Bugti approached the Permanent Mission of India in Geneva for filing asylum papers on Tuesday.