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U.S. daily assails Musharraf's "lies"

"Falsely" insisting that he is acting against extremist outfits including the Taliban:The Washington Post

WASHINGTON: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is "collecting" hundreds of millions of dollars from the Bush administration by "falsely" insisting that he is acting against extremist outfits including the Taliban, a U.S. newspaper has alleged.

In a hard-hitting editorial, "Gen Musharraf's Lies," The Washington Post said: "The General, who seized power in a coup six years ago, has reneged on promises to retire from the army. He has not carried out the reforms of Islamic religious schools that he promised in 2001. He has allowed the extremist Afghan Taliban movement to base itself in Pakistan's western provinces with virtual impunity. He has repeatedly insisted, almost certainly falsely, that Osama bin Laden is not in Pakistan. All the while he has gone on collecting hundreds of millions of dollars in aid each year from the Bush administration, which accepts his words and ignores most of his actions." — PTI

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