Hyderabad, April 26 -- In an apparent admission, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, in a recent interview with Sky News, said his country supported and trained terrorists for the "last three decades." However, he blamed the United States and the West for it.

Sky News presenter Yalda Hakim questioned Asif about Pakistan's role in terrorism, especially after the terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people earlier this week.

"You do admit, sir, that Pakistan has had a long history of backing and supporting and training and funding these terrorist organisations?" Hakim asked.

"We have been doing this dirty work for the United States for about three decades, and for the West, including Britain," Asif replied.

He also said that j...