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Pakistan Defence Minister: We Have Been Doing This Dirty Work For US And The West

The clip of Khawaja Asif responding to Sky News has gone viral

Pakistanโ€™s defence minister Khawaja Asif seemed to acknowledge that the nation had been aiding and abetting terrorists for the โ€œlast three decades,โ€ but he placed the blame on the West and the United States.

Journalist Yalda Hakim asked, โ€œBut you do admit, you do admit, sir, that Pakistan has had a long history of backing and supporting and training and funding these terrorist organizations?

Khawaja Asif responded, โ€œWe have been doing this dirty work for the US and the West, including Britain, for three decades,โ€ in response to journalist Yalda Hakimโ€™s question concerning Pakistanโ€™s lengthy history of โ€œsupportingโ€ terrorist organizations.

He quickly noted, though, that it was a โ€œmistakeโ€ and that Pakistan suffered as a result. The minister stated, โ€œPakistan would have an unimpeachable track record if we had not joined the war against the Soviet Union and later, following the 9/11 attacks.โ€

Earlier, Asif also spoke about the ongoing tussle between India and Pakistan. He said, โ€œWe will measure our response to whatever is initiated by India. It would be a measured responseโ€ฆ If there is an all-out attack or something like that, then obviously there will be an all-out war.โ€

โ€œIf things get wrong, there could be a tragic outcome of this confrontation,โ€ Sky News quoted Asif as saying.

When asked whether the world should be worried, the minister said, โ€œYes, I think so. The clash between two nuclear powers is always worrisomeโ€ฆโ€

โ€œThe reaction which came from Delhi was not really surprising for us. We could make out that this whole thing was staged to create some sort of a crisis in the region, particularly for us,โ€ the Pakistan defence minister said.

Speaking in context about what he meant by โ€œstagedโ€, he said, โ€œI personally and our government alsoโ€ฆ in the last two daysโ€ฆ have condemned it categorically without any reservation that terrorism in all its forms is something that should be condemned as strongly as possible.โ€

This was after a horrible attack in the Baisaran valley, on innocent tourists, which led to many

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