Former President Pervaiz Musharraf has said that Afghan Intelligence Agency, National Directorate of Security (NDS) is playing in Indian hands and is being used as a tool for facilitating and promoting groups involved in terrorist attacks in Pakistan. In an interview, the former military chief said that operation Zarb-e-Azb had no short comings, as it was specifically for North Waziristan. "This operation cleaned up all the camps and launching pads of terrorist, who are supported by the Indian Spy Agency with the collaboration of Afghan Spy agency NDS, to destabilise the tribal areas."
The former President said that a holistic approach and planning is very crucial at the moment to curb terrorism in the Country. "Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) has always been a sectarian outfit and is extensively involved in killing minorities in Quetta."
He added that this sectarian outfit's masterminds are based in Punjab and are actively running sleeper cells, 'What steps are being taken to eliminate these sleeper cells, Punjab has become the strong hold of militancy.'
Musharraf claimed that in his tenure as a military chief and President of the Country, they were succeeding.
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