Islamabad, January 2
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that an inquiry should be held into the Kargil episode and a case should be filed against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf and his then colleagues for the 1999 coup.

Mincing no words, Asif accused the former President of corruption. Asked if 70-year-old Musharraf should be tried for the 1999 coup, Asif said it was his personal opinion that he should.

“A case must be filed against Musharraf and his colleagues who toppled the government of the PML-N in 1999. Similarly, inquiry of the Kargil incident should also be held. Every citizen of the country is equal in the eye of law.

“The government shows generosity to keep Musharraf in his farmhouse. In the past, Nawaz Sharif and the PML-N leadership were put behind the bar in Attock Fort,” he said.

The government is trying to avoid confusion over Musharraf case and is giving him all facilities for dispensation of justice.

Musharraf is currently facing trial for subverting the constitution in 2007.

Asked about bombs been repeatedly found around Musharraf's house, the Defence Minister said the former President possessed innumerable resources.

“Now Musharraf is purchasing the people and he is behind such nefarious activities. Sympathisers and supporters of Musharraf are rented people. 

Looted money is being used to safe the skin of Musharraf,” he said.