Islamabad: Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, hemmed in by legal woes, had dismissed the notion that Pakistan's powerful army has abandoned him, saying the 6.5 lakh force was still with him.
“I have led my men at Brigadier level and as Chief. Ask the 6.5 lakh personnel,” Musharraf said when asked if the Army had abandoned him.
He said he had led the army as a leader and not the commander.
“The real leadership is without the stars on your soldier. Remove it and then see if your men actually listen to you,” Musharraf said in an interview to ARY news channel aired last night.
He said the 6.5 lakh-strong Army had not abandoned him. This was the second interview Musharraf gave to the news network.
