Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has made yet another stunning admission in Parliament, openly admitting that Pakistan does not properly honour its fallen soldiers. Speaking in Parliament, Asif said that politicians didn't even attend the funerals of the soldiers killed in action. In one of his strongest admissions yet, Asif also compared Pakistan to a "toilet paper" that has been used and discarded by the US in pursuit of its own interests.
Addressing lawmakers in the National Assembly, Asif added that Pakistan frequently downplays its past links to militancy, calling it a "mistake committed by dictators in the past".
He also called Pakistan's participation in the two Afghan wars as "a mistake", stating that the wave of terrorism Pakistan faces today was a direct consequence of earlier policy decisions.
Asif noted that Pakistan again sided with the US in its war in Afghanistan after 2001, which strained ties between Islamabad and the Taliban. He added that while the US forces eventually left the region, Pakistan was left to deal with the fallout - prolonged militancy, rising radicalisation and worsening economic pressures.
Last year, Asif had admitted that Pakistan "trained, supported and funded terrorist organisations for over three decades." In an interview with a British news channel, Asif was asked about the presence of terror infrastructure in the country. He confessed, "We have been doing this dirty work for the United States for about three decades... and West, including Britain."
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