Islamabad: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has corrected an 'error' he made in the English version of his autobiography In the Line of Fire that CIA has paid millions of dollars for capturing and handing over a number of al-Qaeda militants.
The correction was made in the Urdu version of the book Sub Sey Pehlay Pakistan (Pakistan First), released here two days ago.
The correction has been made in the opening paragraph of chapter 23 titled Taaqub (Manhunt) that highlights the role Pakistan played in capturing al-Qaeda suspects after the 9/11 attacks on the US.
In the English version of the book Musharraf wrote that Pakistan had captured 689 al-Qaeda members and handed over 369 of them to the US.
"We have earned bounties totalling millions of dollars. Those who habitually accuse us of "not doing enough" in the war on terror should simply ask the CIA how much prize money it has paid to the Government of Pakistan," it says.
In the Urdu edition, the reference to having "earned bounties totalling millions of dollars" and prize money has been dropped, the Dawn newspaper reported on Monday.
Within two days of his book launch in New York, President Musharraf had admitted to having made a "mistake" and indicated that an amendment was in order.
He has been saying in the recent interviews that the money has been paid to the individuals.
"That is my error. It doesn't come to Government of Pakistan. I should not have written that and I'm going to amend it in the future copy certainly," he said.
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