Pervez Musharraf Quotes


If you know where Osama bin Laden is, you lead on and we will follow you.


Context

He had continuously been accused of not going after the infamous terrorist who people were suspecting was hiding in Pakistan. The President had heard these reports but maintained that he did not know where bin Laden was. On this occasion he challenged his challenger.


Citations

Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan General and Coup President, The Daily Show, 2006

Sourced by: Eigen's Political and Historical Quotations

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Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf
  • Born: August 11, 1943
  • Nationality: British, Indian, Pakistani
  • Profession: Statesman

Pervez Musharraf is a Pakistani politician and a retired four-star general who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of the federal government in 1999. He held the presidency from 2001 until 2008, when he tendered his resignation to avoid impeachment.