Islamabad:Accusing India of destabilising Pakistan, former military ruler Pervez Musharraf dismissed India’s recent‘beyond the border strike in Myanmar’and issued a fresh challenge threatening its neighbour not to “push” them since they are “major and nuclear power.”
"Don't attack us, don't challenge our territorial integrity because we are not a small power, we're a major and nuclear power. Don't push us," said the 71-year-old Musharraf.
Musharraf, who ruled Pakistan from 1999-2008, accused India of following a pre-planned aggressive attitude to dismantle Pakistan of its nuclear weapons.
"We do not want to use nuclear capability but if our existence comes under threat, who do we have these nuclear weapons for? If I say in Chaudhary Shujaat's style, do we have nukes saved to be used on Shab-e-Baraat?" he told Dunya News.
"We should have self-confidence that their (Indian) dream to denuclearise Pakistan is not possible. We won't let their end game materialize," he added.
Pakistan, which owns about 120 nuclear warheads, has the fastest growing nuclear weapons programme in the world and by 2020 it could have enough fissile material to produce more than 200 nuclear devices, experts have said.
India has said it will not hesitate in going beyond its borders to eliminate terrorists, in an apparent warning to Pakistan.
Indian Army this week carried out a surgical strike inside Myanmar, killing scores of Naga insurgents.
Musharraf also asked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to respond to threats in his capacity.
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