ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - President Pervez Musharraf warned US troops would be regarded as invaders if they crossed into Pakistan to hunt Al Qaeda militants and said he would resign if opposition parties tried to impeach him after next monthÂ’s elections.MusharrafÂ’s remarks were in an interview with SingaporeÂ’s The Straits Times published Friday. The New York Times revealed reported last week that Washington was considering expanding the authority of the Central Intelligence Agency and the US military to launch aggressive covert operations within the tribal regions. Several US presidential candidates have also hinted they would support unilateral action in the area.
Musharraf told The Straits Times US troops would certainlyÂ’ be considered invaders if they set foot in the tribal regions. A full transcript of the interview was published on the paperÂ’s Web site. "If they come without our permission, thatÂ’s against the sovereignty of Pakistan. I challenge anybody coming into our mountains. They would regret that day," he said in the interview in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.
| What if we just over-fly the region? And drop off some stuff? |
If that (impeachment) happens, let me assure that IÂ’d be leaving office before they would do anything. If they won with this kind of majority and they formed a government that had the intention of doing this, I wouldnÂ’t like to stick around,Â’ he said. I would like to quit the scene.Â’
| Dubai sounds nice. And Britain will be an Islamic state pretty soon. Might get some property cheap there. |