June 11, 2015
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Pakistan didn't build nukes to fire on Shab-e-Baraat: Musharraf
Former president says India's dream to denuclearise Pakistan not possible
INP
KARACHI - Former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf termed recent Indian attitude as extremely aggressive, urging Pakistan to adopt a tit-for-tat approach with the same aggressive tone.
"Don't attack us, don't challenge our territorial integrity because we are not a small power, we're a major and nuclear power. Don't push us," Musharraf said on Thursday. He said that India changed its conduct after Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power, adding that bilateral relations between the two countries were being adversely affected owing to a single person.
"India has a hand into aggression that Pakistan is currently fending off. India should not be mistaken even slightly over its dealing with Pakistan," Musharraf firmly said. "Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest). This is my message for all the Pakistanis. Be ready for any situation," he added.
Accusing India of destabilising Pakistan, the former president said nuclear weapons were for the defence of the country, and not for "celebratory" occasion. "We do not want to use nuclear capability, but if our existence comes under threat, why do we have these nuclear weapons for? If I say in Chaudhary Shujaat's style, do we have nukes saved to be used on Shab-e-Baraat?" he questioned.
Musharraf, who ruled from 1999 to 2008, said India was carrying an aggressive attitude as a preplanned strategy with the ultimate end game of “denuclearising” Pakistan. "We should have self-confidence that India's dream to denuclearise Pakistan is not possible. We won't let their end game materialise," he added. Musharraf also asked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to respond to threats in his capacity.
Pakistan, which owns about 120 nuclear warheads, has the fastest growing nuclear weapons programme in the world, and by 2020 it could have enough fissile material to produce more than 200 nuclear devices, experts have said.
New Delhi had said it would not hesitate in going beyond its borders to eliminate terrorists, in an apparent warning to Pakistan. Indian Army this week carried out a surgical strike in Myanmar, killing scores of Naga insurgents.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk