New Delhi: Bilawal Bhutto, the former foreign minister of Pakistan, has admitted that the nation has a history of working with terrorists. The revelation comes after Khwaja Asif, the defense minister, acknowledged Pakistan’s role in supporting and assisting terrorist organizations.

Bhutto acknowledged Pakistan’s history of extremism, saying the country had subsequently undergone change and suffered as a result.

“As far as what the defense minister said, I don’t think it is a secret that Pakistan has a past,” Bhutto said Thursday in an interview with Yalda Hakim of Sky News. Pakistan has suffered as a consequence, and so have we. Wave after wave of radicalism has passed over us. However, we also learned our lessons as a consequence of our suffering. To solve this issue, we have implemented internal changes.

Regarding the history of Pakistan, it is history and not something we are discussing now. It is undoubtedly a regrettable aspect of our past,” Bhutto said.

Speaking at a rally in Mirpur Khas on Thursday, Bhutto once again used meaningless language when she said that while Pakistan desired peace, they were prepared for war if India provoked them.

Islam is a peaceful faith, and Pakistan is a peaceful nation. We oppose war, but if someone were to attack our Sindhu, they should prepare for conflict. At the event, he said, “We don’t beat the drums of war, but if provoked, the roar of a united Pakistan will be deafening.”

In a video clip that went viral a few days ago, Yalda Hakim of Sky News asked Pakistan’s defense minister, “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 terroristorganisations?”

“We have been doing this dirty work for the United States for about three decades… and the West, including Britain,” Khwaja Asif said. We suffered as a result of that error, which is why you are telling me this. If we hadn’t fought the Soviets and then the post-9/11 wars, Pakistan’s record would be clear.

The admission from the highest level of Pakistan comes in the wake of the April 22 Pahalgam incident in Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives. The Lashkar-e-Taiba, a banned terrorist organization with close ties to Pakistan, planned the assault.