Pakistan’s Shocking Confession Validates India’s Long-Standing Claims on Terror

Harshita Rai
In an explosive and unprecedented admission, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has shattered decades of denial and diplomatic posturing by conceding — on an international news platform — that his country has, for the last three decades, supported, trained, and funded terrorist organisations. This admission not only vindicates India’s long-held position on Pakistan’s role in cross-border terrorism but also exposes Islamabad’s duplicity before the global community.

In an interview with Sky News journalist Yalda Hakim, Asif responded affirmatively when asked about Pakistan’s involvement in backing terror groups. His exact words: “Yes, we have been doing this dirty work for America and the West, including Britain, for the last three decades.” This isn’t just a gaffe. It is a diplomatic earthquake.

Sky News (@SkyYaldaHakim): “But 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?”

Pakistan Def. Minister: “Well, we have been doing this dirty work for United States for 3… pic.twitter.com/sv5TRkCgCZ

— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) April 24, 2025

The timing of this confession couldn’t be more critical. It comes just days after a gruesome terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, that left 26 civilians, mostly tourists, dead. The Resistance Front, a proxy of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has claimed responsibility. As cross-border links to the attack emerged, New Delhi acted decisively — downgrading diplomatic ties, suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, revoking visas for Pakistani nationals, and shutting down the Attari land transit post.

Pakistan’s reaction was equally sharp — but its outrage now rings hollow in light of Asif’s own words. By threatening that India’s suspension of water flow under the treaty would be viewed as an “act of war”, Pakistan seeks to flip the narrative. But it’s too late. The mask has fallen.

Even more bizarre were Asif’s attempts to whitewash Pakistan’s continuing links with terror outfits. He claimed that Lashkar-e-Taiba “does not exist anymore”, despite the fact that its offshoot, The Resistance Front, openly claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam massacre. His denials were as disingenuous as they were dangerous.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, responding to the public outrage, declared in no uncertain terms that the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack will be hunted down. “We will pursue them to the ends of the earth,” he said in Bihar’s Madhubani. Modi’s warning is not just a promise of justice — it’s a message of zero tolerance.

India’s firm diplomatic response is both justified and necessary. For decades, India has presented dossiers, intercepted calls, and produced irrefutable evidence to global forums, only to be met with strategic ambivalence. Now, Pakistan’s own Defence Minister has admitted to being complicit.

This editorial calls upon the international community — particularly the United States and the United Kingdom, whom Asif mentioned — to take responsibility. If Pakistan was indeed “doing the dirty work” for Western powers, it raises uncomfortable questions about the West’s tacit complicity and the double standards that have enabled state-sponsored terrorism to thrive.

The time for ambiguity is over. Pakistan must be held accountable, not just by India, but by every nation that claims to stand against terrorism. Asif’s confession has done what years of diplomacy could not — it has provided undeniable proof.

The world must now act.