Mush lied that Dawood was not in Pak: Advani's book

WHITE LIES: A Pak official told Advani that Mush had lied about Dawood not being in Pak.

    

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New Delhi: BJP leader and Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani's much-awaited autobiography is all set for release on Wednesday.

In the book, titled My Country, My Life, Advani writes about how he tried his best to convince Parvez Musharraf about handing over Dawood Ibrahim – the mastermind of the 1993 Mumbai blasts back to India.

Here is an excerpt from the book:

”If an extradition treaty is needed, it is between India and Pakistan, so that criminals committing a crime in one country and hiding in another can be sent back to face trial.”.

Musharraf 's first response, not quite knowing where the conversation was headed, was: ''Yes, why not? We should have an extradition treaty between our two countries.''

“Even before we conclude a formal extradition treaty, you would be making a great contribution to the peace process if you handed over Dawood Ibrahim to India, who is the prime accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case and who lives in Karachi,'' I continued. Musharraf 's face suddenly turned red and unfriendly. Hardly able to conceal his discomfort, he said something that I regarded as quite offensive.

“Mr Advani, let me tell you emphatically that Dawood Ibrahim is not in Pakistan.''

Several years later, one of the Pakistani officials who was present during the meeting said to me, ''What our President said about Dawood Ibrahim on that day was a white lie.''