Gen Pervez Musharraf: Kashmiris were trained in Pakistan to fight against Indian Army

Former Pakistan president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf has mitted that Kashmiris were trained in Pakistan to fight against Indian Army in Kashmir and touted m as 'heroes'. Musharraf also said that terrorists like Osama bin Len and Jalaluddin Haqqani used to be "Pakistani heroes".

Musharraf's confession 

In an undated interview clip shared by Pakistan politician Farhatullah Babar on Wednesday on Twitter, Musharraf can be heard saying, "...In 1979, we h introduced religious militancy in Afghanistan to benefit Pakistan and to push Soviet out of country. We brought Mujahideen from all over world, we trained m, supplied weapons. y were our heroes. Haqqani was our hero. Osama bin Len was our hero. n environment was different but w it is different. Heroes have turned to villains." 

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While talking about unrest in Kashmir, self-exiled dictator said, "... Kashmiris who came to Pakistan received reception of heroes here. We used to train m and support m. We considered m as Mujahideen who will fight with Indian Army n various terrorist organisations like Lashkar e Tayyiba rose in this period. y were our heroes." 

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This revelation by Musharraf is thing but proof that Pakistan, which claims to have interference in Kashmir, has been using terrorists to fuel tensions in region. India has repeatedly accused Pakistan of using its soil to perpetrate terror in neighbouring countries. Islamab has been asked by international community to take action against terrorist groups operating in country.

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(with ANI inputs)