Musharraf Pleads for Anti-terror Funds
The Iraq war has taken money away from the hunt for al-Qaida and the Taliban, President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan told an Australian television programme last night. Operations against remnants of the groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan's border provinces had been starved of resources...
The Iraq war has taken money away from the hunt for al-Qaida and the Taliban, President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan told an Australian television programme last night.
Operations against remnants of the groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan's border provinces had been starved of resources since the US switched its attention to Iraq, he said.
"Money needs to be spent in our tribal areas," he told the Special Broadcasting Service programme Dateline.
"We need to carry out reconstruction in the area. [The] army is doing it and the civilians are also doing it. Now all this needs money and we are getting some assistance, which is very minimal."
On Monday the governor of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province gave tribal leaders two weeks to expel militants from the region if they wanted to avoid military action, but General Musharraf said US financial support for the campaign had been "minimal".
His army ended an offensive in South Waziristan tribal area last week without succeeding in their boasted aim of capturing al-Qaida's no 2, Ayman al-Zawahri.
About 3,000 soldiers loyal to the warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum have crossed into Faryab province to rein in the governor, Enayatullah Enayat, and Division Commander Hashim Khan, both allies of President Hamid Karzai, the Afghan defence ministry said.
Operations against remnants of the groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan's border provinces had been starved of resources since the US switched its attention to Iraq, he said.
"Money needs to be spent in our tribal areas," he told the Special Broadcasting Service programme Dateline.
"We need to carry out reconstruction in the area. [The] army is doing it and the civilians are also doing it. Now all this needs money and we are getting some assistance, which is very minimal."
On Monday the governor of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province gave tribal leaders two weeks to expel militants from the region if they wanted to avoid military action, but General Musharraf said US financial support for the campaign had been "minimal".
His army ended an offensive in South Waziristan tribal area last week without succeeding in their boasted aim of capturing al-Qaida's no 2, Ayman al-Zawahri.
About 3,000 soldiers loyal to the warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum have crossed into Faryab province to rein in the governor, Enayatullah Enayat, and Division Commander Hashim Khan, both allies of President Hamid Karzai, the Afghan defence ministry said.
Use the feedback form below to submit your comments.
Use the form below to email this article to your friends.
- Musharraf Bows Out to the Strains of Auld Lang Syne
- Clouds Gather As 'sulky' Musharraf Retreats to Bunker
- Opposition to Unite Against Musharraf
- The Thorn in Musharraf's Side
- Musharraf Pushes Swiss to Prosecute Zardari
- Musharraf Vows Not to Resign
- Rivals Close in As Musharraf Suffers Pakistan Poll Rout
- Musharraf's Party Admits Defeat
- Votes Cast in the Shadow of Violence
- 'Cycle Wallahs' Win the Hearts of City's Poor in Contest of Shifting Loyalties
- On the Campaign Trail the President's Men Steer Clear of Mentioning the M-word
- 'Terrorist' Group Who Turned Out to Be the President's Men
- UK Lacks Counter-terror Policy, Says Musharraf
- Questions for Musharraf on Missing Terror Plot Suspect at No 10 Talks
- Musharraf Delays Election By Six Weeks
- Loyal for Now, Musharraf Protege Might Yet Turn on His Benefactor
- Musharraf to End Emergency Rule Before Elections
- Musharraf Promises to End Emergency Rule By December 16
- 'A Time of Sacrifice'
- Musharraf Sworn in As Civilian President
- Pakistani President Musharraf Resigns