Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf stated in an interview with daily The News that Islamabad would not deploy soldiers to Iraq under current circumstances, while leaving open the possibility of a future shift if conditions changed.
Musharraf outlined three prerequisites for any such deployment: an invitation from the Iraqi people, participation by other Muslim-majority nations, and a supportive domestic political climate inside Pakistan. He noted that Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi had called him twice requesting Pakistani troops, and he declined both times.
Historical summary. TurkishPress restated this AFP wire report, first published in August 2004, in its own words.