'Bhutto planned to bomb Indian N-sites in 1990'
Beg also disclosed that the Saudis had given loads of money to Mahmood Haroon to ask politicians to join the Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI), which was formed to destabilize Bhutto’s government and ensure that she never returns to power.
By TNN |
LAHORE: Slain Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto had asked the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) to be ready for attacking India���s nuclear facilities, when reports surfaced in 1990 that the US, Israel and India were planning to strike Pakistan���s nuclear establishments .
In an interview with a private TV channel , former Chief of Army Staff Mirza Aslam Beg revealed that Bhutto had directed the PAF to prepare itself for attacking India. Beg said Bhutto remained ���rock solid��� amid reports that the US, Israel and India were planning to attack Pakistan's nuclear sites. ���Benazir remained ���rock solid��� in 1990 amid reports of conspiracy against Pakistan," The Daily Times quoted Beg, as saying.
Beg also disclosed that the Saudis had given loads of money to Mahmood Haroon to ask politicians to join the Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI), which was formed to destabilize Bhutto���s government and ensure that she never returns to power.
Earlier, former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director Malik Mumtaz had disclosed that al-Qaida gave millions of rupees to the ISI to destabilise the Bhutto government in 1988. Mumtaz claimed that the ISI had hatched a massive conspiracy involving former PM Nawaz Sharif, former ISI chief General (retired) Asad Durrani, Brigadier (retired ) Imtiaz and Major (retired) Amir to overthrow the Bhutto government . He said Osama bin Laden was behind the conspiracy.
In an interview with a private TV channel , former Chief of Army Staff Mirza Aslam Beg revealed that Bhutto had directed the PAF to prepare itself for attacking India. Beg said Bhutto remained ���rock solid��� amid reports that the US, Israel and India were planning to attack Pakistan's nuclear sites. ���Benazir remained ���rock solid��� in 1990 amid reports of conspiracy against Pakistan," The Daily Times quoted Beg, as saying.
Beg also disclosed that the Saudis had given loads of money to Mahmood Haroon to ask politicians to join the Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI), which was formed to destabilize Bhutto���s government and ensure that she never returns to power.
Earlier, former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director Malik Mumtaz had disclosed that al-Qaida gave millions of rupees to the ISI to destabilise the Bhutto government in 1988. Mumtaz claimed that the ISI had hatched a massive conspiracy involving former PM Nawaz Sharif, former ISI chief General (retired) Asad Durrani, Brigadier (retired ) Imtiaz and Major (retired) Amir to overthrow the Bhutto government . He said Osama bin Laden was behind the conspiracy.
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