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London, Aug 10 (PTI)
In a fresh salvo against beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf,
Pakistan's ruling PPP chief has accused him of "misappropriating" a
whopping USD 700 million of American aid to Islamabad for supporting
the war on terror and said "rogue" ISI members could have benefitted
from it.
The serious allegation levelled by Asif Ali Zardari
against Musharraf may form a key part of the charge against 64-year-old
Musharraf, expected to be announced tomorrow when Parliament is
recalled to start impeachment proceedings against the embattled leader.
"Our grand old Musharraf has not been passing on all the 1 billion
dollar a year that the Americans have been giving for the armed forces.
The army has been getting 250 million to 300 million dollars,
reimbursement for what they do, but where's the rest? "They claim it's
been going in budget support but that's not the answer. We're talking
about 700 million dollars a year missing. The rest has been taken by
'Mush' for some scheme or other and we've got to find it," 54-year-old
Zardari told the 'The Sunday Times'.
Zardari claimed that the American aid might have gone to fund
"rogue" members of the military intelligence, the ISI, who were last
week accused by the US of assisting Taliban and other militant groups
rather than rooting them out.
"We're looking for the money," Zardari said. "I think he
(Musharraf) has a slush fund being used for this and for some activity
for the future." India and Afghanistan have also blamed the ISI for the
deadly suicide attack on the Indian mission in Kabul on July 7 that
left nearly 60 people dead. PTI
In a fresh salvo against beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf,
Pakistan's ruling PPP chief has accused him of "misappropriating" a
whopping USD 700 million of American aid to Islamabad for supporting
the war on terror and said "rogue" ISI members could have benefitted
from it.
The serious allegation levelled by Asif Ali Zardari
against Musharraf may form a key part of the charge against 64-year-old
Musharraf, expected to be announced tomorrow when Parliament is
recalled to start impeachment proceedings against the embattled leader.
"Our grand old Musharraf has not been passing on all the 1 billion
dollar a year that the Americans have been giving for the armed forces.
The army has been getting 250 million to 300 million dollars,
reimbursement for what they do, but where's the rest? "They claim it's
been going in budget support but that's not the answer. We're talking
about 700 million dollars a year missing. The rest has been taken by
'Mush' for some scheme or other and we've got to find it," 54-year-old
Zardari told the 'The Sunday Times'.
Zardari claimed that the American aid might have gone to fund
"rogue" members of the military intelligence, the ISI, who were last
week accused by the US of assisting Taliban and other militant groups
rather than rooting them out.
"We're looking for the money," Zardari said. "I think he
(Musharraf) has a slush fund being used for this and for some activity
for the future." India and Afghanistan have also blamed the ISI for the
deadly suicide attack on the Indian mission in Kabul on July 7 that
left nearly 60 people dead. PTI