ISLAMABAD: Former military strongman General (r) Pervez Musharraf has said that the book by former spymaster Lt Gen (r) Asad Durrani was not a conspiracy but “foolishness”. Questioning how two people with different views can co-author a book, Musharraf said, “let the army decide Durrani’s fate.” Musharraf added that he knew Durrani as he was his senior and an instructor at Command and Staff College. He also claimed that he had removed the former spymaster as ambassador to Saudi Arabia due to his “poor performance”. “He was senior to me and believed that I should have learnt from him, but I conducted the operation,” Musharraf said. While defending the Lal Masjid operation, Musharraf said, “One colonel lost his life in a bid to rescue the children while 13 SSG commandos were also martyred,” he added.

Source: Pakistan Today May 30, 2018 10:52 UTC