Pakistan’s defense minister has made one of the most candid acknowledgements by a senior Pakistani official about Islamabad’s role in Afghanistan’s decades of conflict, saying Pakistan’s involvement was driven by political legitimacy and the pursuit of backing from global powers rather than religious motives.
Speaking during a session of Pakistan’s National Assembly on Monday, Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said Pakistan’s participation in wars linked to Afghanistan, beginning during the Cold War and continuing after the Sept.
