There is no way that Pakistani authorities helped hide al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in their country, former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has said.
The Saudi-born terrorist, who had evaded capture for a decade, was killed in a top secret operation involving a small team of US Special Forces in Pakistan’s garrison town of Abbottabad.
In an interview with CBC News, the former Pakistan President said it is not possible that there was an effort from within the Pakistan government to assist the now deceased al-Qaeda leader.
"I'm certain there was no complicity with Pakistani intelligence agencies," Musharraf added.
Pakistan has been criticised by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other agencies for not being fully committed to weeding out terrorists.
So much so that US operatives did not tell Pakistani authorities about the military operation deep into Pakistani territory that ultimately killed the world's most wanted man on May 2.
"It's extremely embarrassing," Musharraf said. "Pakistan is not a banana republic. People coming in and out without the government knowing, that is bad from the government's point of view."
He also said that is saddened that American and Pakistani intelligence officials are not communicating well any more, as that was not the case during his rule.
"One has to sit down and improve the trust," Musharraf noted. ANI
The Saudi-born terrorist, who had evaded capture for a decade, was killed in a top secret operation involving a small team of US Special Forces in Pakistan’s garrison town of Abbottabad.
In an interview with CBC News, the former Pakistan President said it is not possible that there was an effort from within the Pakistan government to assist the now deceased al-Qaeda leader.
"I'm certain there was no complicity with Pakistani intelligence agencies," Musharraf added.
Pakistan has been criticised by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other agencies for not being fully committed to weeding out terrorists.
So much so that US operatives did not tell Pakistani authorities about the military operation deep into Pakistani territory that ultimately killed the world's most wanted man on May 2.
"It's extremely embarrassing," Musharraf said. "Pakistan is not a banana republic. People coming in and out without the government knowing, that is bad from the government's point of view."
He also said that is saddened that American and Pakistani intelligence officials are not communicating well any more, as that was not the case during his rule.
"One has to sit down and improve the trust," Musharraf noted. ANI
