Ahead of his visit to the US, Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf today hit out at militant organisations, saying there could be no place for them in his country. He also denounced suicide bombing, calling it ‘‘unIslamic and wrong.’’Lashing out at militant groups bearing names of Islamic armies, Musharraf said: ‘‘All Sipas, Jaish and Lashkars have no place in the country as there are already Pakistan armed forces and these outfits cannot co-exist with them.’’His remarks at an inter-religious conference here were seen as a direct reference to some of the banned Pakistan-based militant outfits like Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Sipah-e-Sahaba.‘‘Islam is a great religion. We Muslims consider it to be the greatest religion of the world. But unfortunately, while the West has not understood our great religion, we on the other side do not practise what we preach. We unfortunately do not practise real values of Islam.’’‘‘There is a conflict in what we speak, what we say and what we think in the head and heart. We need to remove that conflict. No person can be converted or made to follow through force.’’Musharraf charged some madarsas in the country, especially those on the borders with Afghanistan, with preaching extremism. But he said a vast majority of madarsas were rendering service to the cause of humanity.His remarks came ahead of his visit to the US to take part in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York during which he is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, US President George W Bush and several world leaders. Pak condemns murder
