I'm proud of the Kargil operation: Pervez Musharraf

March 28, 2013 09:21

Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf today said he was "proud of the Kargil operation", during which Pakistani troops had crossed the Line of Control and occupied positions on the Indian side in 1999.

General Musharraf made the remarks when he was asked about criticism of his role in the Kargil issue at a news conference in the southern port city of Karachi.

General Musharraf was the army chief when the operation was launched. He later toppled the government of premier Nawaz Sharif and assumed power.

I am "proud of the Kargil operation," he said.

The former President, who returned to Pakistan on Sunday after nearly four years in self-exile, said he had not struck a deal with anyone for his homecoming. He claimed he had returned to Pakistan in the interest of the country and the people.

"I am among those people who think of the country and the citizens," General Musharraf said during his first news conference after returning to Pakistan.

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