Nawaz too responsible for Kargil war: Zardari

NEW DELHI  - Amid calls for President Pervez Musharraf to step down, PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has insisted that he would have to quit but his party wants a graceful exit for him.

Zardari denied allegations about him being soft on Musharraf but was of the opinion that he should be given a graceful exit. “I am not soft on Musharraf. My way of dealing with him is different. He will go. I cannot tell the time but we want a graceful exit for him,” he told Indian Aaj Tak news channel.

“Yes, he (Musharraf) will go but there is no deadline,” the PPP Co-Chairman was quoted as saying in a press release issued by the TV channel.

Zardari said “There are terrorists and terrorist camps in Pakistan. We are fighting a battle against them in NWFP,” he said.

Asked who was responsible for the Kargil war, he said, “I think, both Musharraf and (former Prime Minister) Nawaz Sharif were responsible for Kargil.”