LAHORE - Former president Pervez Musharraf says ethnic communities in Karachi are being made to fight each other and this factor is responsible for killings in the countrys biggest city. In an interview to a private TV channel on Sunday, he said whatever is happening in Karachi is not happening by itself. It is being made to happen. Ethnic communities there are being made to fight each other, he said without elaborating on the hidden hands responsible for it. He denied that he had ever affiliated himself with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement. As for the incident of showing fists to the people, the former president said he had done so at a public gathering in Islamabad, with which the MQM had nothing to do. He strongly denied that the government was aware of the presence of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. He said if the Qaeda chief remained in Pakistan for five years, as claimed, then two years were the period when he (Musharraf) was in power. He said he had absolutely no idea of Osamas presence in Pakistan. About the Balochistan situation, he said some foreign elements were involved in it. He said nobody should be allowed to challenge the governments writ. He said no Pakistani should have the courage to say that he was not with the Islamic Republic. Defended his policies in Balochistan, he said he would do the same in case he got an opportunity to return to power. On Brahamdagh Bugti, he said he was received in New Delhi by RAW people. Similarly, he alleged that Shahzain Bugti brought truckloads of heavy weapons to Balochistan, which also included anti-aircraft guns. He denied that top military leadership had told him to quit during the last few weeks of his rule. He claimed that in fact he had prepared a roadmap for himself, which he followed. He recalled that he had assessed that the PML-Q would return to power as a result of the 2008 elections, after which he would become a civilian president and then gradually quit power. However, he said, when the PPP was elected to power, he was reduced to a non-entity. About preferring Gen Kayani as army chief to Gen Tariq Majeed despite the fact the latter was senior to the former, Gen Musharraf said as a matter of fact there were also some considerations other than seniority in the appointment of army chief. As regards reports that he had planned to remove Gen Kayani as army chief, the former president said such reports were totally baseless. He said fundamentalists could be there in the lower ranks of the army, but there was no such possibility at the higher tiers. About ties with India, the former president said he wanted peace between Islamabad and New Delhi through resolution of disputes. He denied that he had ever told Benazir Bhutto that she would be provided security only if she was loyal to him. Answering a question, he said misappropriation of even a single paisa of the nation was 'haram for him. He said any allegation in this regard was totally baseless. He was of the view that the army should have a constitutional role in governance. He said he had set up the National Security Council for the same purpose, which had representation of the three services. Such a body could play an important role in the prevailing situation, he emphasized. The NSC was disbanded by Prime Minister Gilani shortly after taking over. Answering a question, he said the present situation was not conducive for the military takeover. He said Imran Khan distanced himself from him because he wanted many assembly seats (which were not commensurate with his popular support). He said the current situation was like the one in 1971 and the people felt disappointed, demoralized. However, he believed that the status quo could be brought to an end.