Former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt Gen (r) Hamid Gul has held the US responsible for president Gen Ziaul Haqâs death.
He told GEO channel on Sunday that clues pointed to the US for being behind the Bahawalpur incident. He also said the discovery of Stinger missiles in Iran had nothing to do with the intended investigation by the US. He also rejected the idea that Stinger missiles were given to Iran. He said there were 248 Stingers that were all destroyed in the Ojri Camp incident.
That's a comfort. An unverified comfort, but still a comfort... | He said the ISI had told Gen Zia to restrict his movements three weeks before the Bahawalpur incident. âThe situation was grim. Parliament had been dissolved by the president at the time, which annoyed the Americans,â he added. The general view was, and the ISI had also been getting indications, that Gen Zia had isolated himself, he said. About who stopped an FBI team from coming to Pakistan to investigate the incident, he quoted Robert Oakley as saying that it was George Schultz who stopped the team.
I knew it was Schultz all the time. It's that shifty look of his... | Hamid Gul also admitted that he took the blame for forming the Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI). He said he was ready to be brought before a court for his deed. He said he formed the IJI because he wanted to create a balance with the opposition parties, as they were in disarray. He also denied that the ISI had created problems for Benazir Bhuttoâs government.
Hamid Gul said the ISI was not âplaying the US gameâ.
I think we guessed that shortly into Day One... | âIn fact, it is playing the Pakistan game,â he said, adding, âHowever, we are playing the US game at the moment.â
Yeah, well, we never expected them to stay bought... |
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