He just went out and confessed it. This bombshell confession is one of the most important things

you will hear. It will alter the way you understand the world, not least your understanding

of seismic global events. It's a confession from the defence minister of Pakistan. Kowajah

Asif. Pakistan, of course, is a key ally of the United States, which was particularly important

during the

Cold War struggle between the US and the Soviet Union. And what you're going to hear concerns

the US support, arming and funding of Islamist terrorist extremists and what became known as

the war on terror. This is an interview on Sky News. Let's listen to what he says.

The things cool down then. And and now again the same thing is...

You do admit, sir, that Pakistan has had a long history of backing and supporting and training

and funding these terrorist organizations.

Well, we have been doing this dirty work for the United States for about three decades,

you know, and West, including Britain.

So that's your argument that even though...

No, we, that was a mistake and we suffered for that.

And that is why you are saying this to me. If we had not joined the war against

Soviet Union and later on the war after 9-11, this Pakistan's track record, you know,

was not, you know, unimpeachable track record.

Defence Minister, I just want to get back to this particular incident.

Okay, a better context here.

There are growing tensions between India and Pakistan.

There's a long history here, of course, between the two nuclear armed neighbours who have

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