Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has admitted that his country has been supporting and training terrorists for the last 30 years. He said that they are doing this ‘dirty work’ for America and Western countries. Khawaja Asif said this in an interview given to British newspaper The Sky on Friday. British anchor Yalda Hakim had asked him whether Pakistan is responsible for the activities of terrorist groups? On this, he said that global powers used Pakistan for their interests. Khawaja Asif also admitted that supporting or training terrorists was a big mistake. We are suffering the punishment for this. He said- If we had not joined the war against the Soviet Union and the situation that arose after the 9/11 attacks had not happened, then Pakistan’s record would have been spotless. Asif said- Both countries are nuclear powers, the world should be worried. Regarding the Pahalgam case, Khawaja Asif said that the dispute that started between India and Pakistan can take the form of a big war between the two countries. He said that whatever India does, Pakistan will respond to it. If things go wrong, the effect of this confrontation can be dangerous. The Pak Defense Minister said that India, not Pakistan, is responsible for the Pahalgam attack. If India takes any action against us, Pakistan will respond in the same way. Asif said that Pakistan has no other option but to respond. He said that the world should be worried because both the countries have nuclear weapons. However, he hoped that both the countries will resolve the issue through talks. On being asked about the terrorist organization The Resistance Front (TRF) which claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Asif said that he has never even heard its name. When the anchor reminded him that TRF is a part of Lashkar-e-Taiba, he said – Lashkar is now old. It does not exist anymore. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister called terrorists freedom fighters Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has called the terrorists of the Pahalgam attack ‘freedom fighters’. Dar said in a press conference on Thursday – We should be thankful that these can also be freedom fighters. However, we do not know who they are. I think they are blaming Pakistan for their failure and their domestic politics. Ishaq Dar is also the Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan. He said that if India has any proof of Pakistan’s involvement in this attack, then it should present it to the world. Dar said that India has been repeatedly accusing Pakistan of such incidents. This time also India has played the same game. Dar said that in view of these circumstances, I have canceled my visits to Bangladesh and Afghanistan, so that we can prepare a diplomatic response. Regarding India’s increasing aggression, Foreign Minister Dar said that Pakistan will also take steps like India. Threatened India for canceling the Indus Water Treaty, said – this is like a war. Pakistani Foreign Minister said that if India tries to do any audacity, then Pakistan’s army is ready to respond to such a challenge. Dar said that they have tried before and failed. So this time it will be worse for them. Dar also warned India against cancelling the Indus Water Treaty. He said that it is like a war. He said- 24 crore people in Pakistan need water. You cannot stop it. If India tries to divert the water then it will be considered like a war. Read the full news here… ………………………………………….. Also read this news related to the Pahalgam case… Pakistani PM said- India’s decisions are war-inciting: Ruckus outside Indian High Commission in Islamabad, crowd tried to jump over the gate. Pakistan has not called India’s suspension of Indus Water Treaty after the Pahalgam attack a correct step. Pakistan’s PM Shahbaz Sharif said on Thursday that India took war-inciting decisions and adopted an aggressive stance against Pakistan. Read the full news here…
