‘Pakistan facing terror threats from within’

He also regretted that incidents of terrorism and extremism anywhere somehow had linkages with Pakistan that disturbed the whole world.

"We have to control them, we must finish extremism and terrorism from our society, we must suppress extremism," he said in an interview to PTV.

Musharraf said said after the 9/11 events, there were external centrifugal forces in the shape of Al-Qaeda and now the Taliban activities and his government was pursuing a multi-pronged strategy against them.

Apart from these, he said there were also internal "centrifugal forces" such as provincial disharmony and the government was taking steps to bring about inter-provincial harmony in the country.

Replying to questions, he declined to comment on statements emanating from New Delhi or join issue with what was being raised by Indian media and said his aim was to "galvanise" the peace process between the two countries.