Aug. 12: A former ISI chief credited with helping in creation of Afghan Taliban, has said his country’s Army would not change its India-centric policy, unless the Kashmir issue is resolved.
“The kind of terrorism which is going on in Pakistan is due to Kashmir issue,” Hamid Gul, the former head of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) who is also believed to have created Kashmiri militants groups claimed in the CNN’s Connect the World programme.
Mr Gul was responding to the question as to why Pak military remains India centric. “The second (reason) is because of the wrongful occupation of Afghanistan, by the allied forces, it’s very wrongful,” he argued.
“So I think that proud nation is being really ravaged which is very wrong. So, this is the root cause — unless you address the root cause, you are not going to find the solution, as far as Pakistan’s orientation towards India is concerned that is a reality, and Indians themselves are making it a reality,” Mr Gul claimed.
“This is amazing that India continues to aim at Pakistan and considers it the enemy — Kashmir dispute is still going on; Kashmir movement is very much on the boil, and at this time it is expected that Pakistan should shift forces from the Eastern border and transfer them to the Western border — it is not possible, we don’t have the resources,” he said.
The former ISI chief Hamid Gul told the CNN that the Soviet occupation was wrong, and so is the American occupation. He also argued that there can be no peace in Afghanistan without Mullah Omar.