Summary No matter what happens in Pakistan, the system should not be derailed, says former president
KARACHI: (Dunya News, Web Desk) – Former President of Pakistan and Chief of Army Staff General (r) Pervez Musharraf has said that the army should play its constitutional role in Pakistan. “No matter what happens in Pakistan, the system should not be derailed”, said Musharraf. He said, "People discuss dictatorship and democracy despite being completely ignorant of what both actually are".
Addressing the Youth Parliament today (Thursday) in Karachi, Pervez Musharraf said that Pakistan had enormous level of talent, resources and abilities but no government ever worked for improvement of Pakistan’s economy and development. “I feel proud saying that only army-men have worked for improving Pakistan’s economy”, Musharraf said.
Musharraf said that Pakistan was faced with many challenges. “Pakistan should attain a respectable position in the global community by improving its economy on its own. We do not need anyone’s help. We first have to improve our economy. Nothing will work if the economy doesn’t improve”, he said.
Former president said that no government, president or prime minister could work well without proper check and balance. “I had made National Security Council to keep a check on the use of Article 58-2(B). I did not need National Security Council but I wanted to have check and balance. However, 18th amendment ended whatever check and balance there was”, he said.
“Tensions on Western border and in Baluchistan are not new. The conspiracies to destabilize Pakistan have continued ever since this country came into being. Attempts to promote chaos in Pakistan from western border started during ‘50s and ‘60s”, said Pervez Musharraf.
Addressing the Youth Parliament, Pervez Musharraf said that the West made three big mistakes. “West and the United States made three big mistakes. First mistake was that they didn’t make the fighters settle in Afghanistan. This mistake allowed Al-Qaeda and other extremist groups to be formed and Taliban started to gain grounds in Afghanistan. Second mistake was made by not accepting Taliban which led to the attacks of 9/11. The third mistake was US’s decision to move out of Afghanistan”, he concluded.
