In a stunning and disgraceful revelation, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has openly confessed to his country’s longstanding role in supporting terrorism—admitting that Islamabad has for decades carried out what he termed “dirty work” for the United States and its Western allies.
Speaking in an interview with Sky News UK, Asif responded to a direct question about Pakistan’s deep-rooted history of sponsoring terrorist groups. His reply was as alarming as it was revealing: “We have been doing this dirty work for the US for the past three decades, including the West and the United Kingdom.”
Although he attempted to soften the impact by later calling it a “mistake,” and claiming Pakistan has paid a heavy price for its actions, the admission has sent shockwaves across global intelligence and diplomatic circles. Asif even went on to lament that Pakistan's record would have been “unimpeachable” had it stayed out of the Soviet-Afghan conflict and the US-led war on terror post-9/11.
This brazen confession, which should have triggered global outrage, comes at a time when Pakistan is once again in the dock for backing those who slaughtered 26 innocent civilians—25 Indians and one Nepali—at a picnic spot in Kashmir’s Baisaran valley, Pahalgam.
For decades, Pakistan has acted as the launchpad for extremism in South Asia. From hosting mujahideen during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan to sheltering the Taliban and facilitating al-Qaeda’s operations, Islamabad has consistently used terrorism as a foreign policy tool. In fact, it was Pakistan’s soil that provided sanctuary to Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in the US.
Now, yet again, Pakistani fingerprints are visible in the blood-soaked meadows of Kashmir. The terror outfit 'The Resistance Front' (TRF), believed to be a front for the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)—the same group responsible for the 2008 Mumbai carnage—has claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack. Lashkar, led by UN-designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed, continues to operate with impunity under the Pakistani military’s shadow.
Sources in Indian intelligence confirm that the attack was executed by a core unit of hardened foreign terrorists affiliated with LeT, supported by local militant sympathizers and overground workers. The deadly strike is believed to have been directed from across the border, likely under the operational guidance of Hafiz Saeed himself—still living freely in Pakistan despite multiple international arrest warrants.
This wasn't an isolated act. The group believed to be behind Pahalgam has been active in the Kashmir Valley for years, leaving a trail of blood. In October 2024 alone, they carried out two major assaults—one in Boota Pathri that killed Indian soldiers, and another in Sonamarg where six laborers and a doctor were gunned down in cold blood. The name Hashim Musa, now emerging as a prime suspect in the Pahalgam massacre, is linked to both these earlier attacks.
Pakistan’s pathological addiction to terrorism has made it an outcast in the modern world. The latest confession by its own Defence Minister strips away the last veneer of denial. It is no longer just India’s claim—it’s Pakistan’s own truth.
This is not merely a diplomatic embarrassment for Pakistan; it’s an indictment of its very identity as a state. A country whose leaders openly admit to nurturing terror is not a nation at war—it is a factory of war.
As Kashmir mourns, as India bleeds, and as the world watches, it is time to stop treating Pakistan as a troubled neighbour. It must now be called what it truly is—a rogue regime that profits from pain, thrives on blood, and survives by exporting chaos.
No more dialogues. No more denials. No more delays. The masks are off. And justice must follow.
Source: News Agencies