Press Release
Pakistani Defense Minister Admits: We did America's Dirty Work for three Decades
So what Excuse Remains for those who Stayed Silent?!

In a television interview, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif admitted that Pakistan has a long history of supporting, training, and funding armed groups on behalf of the United States and Britain. He stated: "We were doing this dirty work for the United States for nearly three decades, and for the West, including Britain. We didn’t realize it was a mistake, and we suffered because of it. Had we not joined the war against the Soviet Union, and later the war following the events of 9/11, Pakistan's record would have been full of successes."

Not a flicker of remorse appeared on the face of this symbol of the regime as he admitted that the successive governments ruling Pakistan were nothing more than functional tools carrying out “dirty work” for the colonial disbeliever in the lands of the Muslims. This confirms that these rulers do not belong to the Ummah; rather, they are strangers to it, indeed, agents installed to protect the interests of its enemies at the expense of the blood of its sons.

The confession of the minister, who is supposed to defend the Ummah, shamelessly exposes the true nature of these rulers: wolves lying in wait for the Ummah, disguised in the garb of shepherds meant to protect the flock. What is even worse is that he feels no shame in admitting these betrayals, nor does he care about the feelings of Muslims who believed their sacrifices were for the sake of Islam, only to find them used in the service of America and Britain! The most outrageous part is that this public confession comes while he is still in power, unaccountable, untried, and untouched by the punishment for high treason, committed at the cost of Muslim blood.

O Muslims in Pakistan!

The truth has been exposed; there is no longer any room for denial, justification, or evasion. Your enemy is not just America, Britain, and India, but also this very Pakistani regime and its successive governments, which have brought nothing but poverty, humiliation, and disgrace before the Crusaders and Hindus. Worse still, they have brought upon you the wrath of Allah by ruling with laws other than what Allah has revealed, by betraying the Ummah, and by serving the enemies of Allah (swt) and His Messenger (saw). There is no excuse left for anyone. If you remain silent about this regime, then you are complicit in its crimes.

The Messenger of Allah (saw) said:

«وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ، لَتَأْمُرُنَّ بِالمَعْرُوفِ، وَلَتَنْهَوُنَّ عَنِ المُنْكَرِ، أَوْ لَيُوشِكَنَّ اللهُ أَنْ يَبْعَثَ عَلَيْكُمْ عِقَابًا مِنْهُ، ثُمَّ تَدْعُونَهُ فَلَا يُسْتَجَابُ لَكُمْ»

“By the One in whose hand is my soul, you must enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, or Allah will soon send upon you a punishment from Him, and then you will supplicate to Him but He will not respond to you.” [At-Tirmidhi]

O sincere officers in the Pakistani army!

How much longer will you remain silent about a regime that openly admits to using you to carry out dirty work in service of American commands?!

Are you being used as mercenaries for America’s wars, or are you the guardians of Islam?! Prove that you are not part of this treacherous regime, nor of its betraying leadership. Remove these wolves from power and support Islam and its people. Before you stands Hizb ut Tahrir and its noble scholar and leader, Ata Bin Khalil Abu Al-Rashtah; pledge allegiance to him in hearing and obedience to establish the righteous Khilafah (Caliphate) that will rule by what Allah (swt) has revealed, unite the Ummah, and liberate Palestine, Kashmir, and all Muslim lands from Western domination. Time is running out, and the traitors have reached the height of shamelessness by publicly confessing their betrayal.

Either you remove them or you will be questioned by Allah (swt) for your silence. And your silence is an endorsement of their crimes.

Allah (swt) the Almighty said:

[يَوْمَ تُقَلَّبُ وُجُوهُهُمْ فِي النَّارِ يَقُولُونَ يَا لَيْتَنَا أَطَعْنَا اللهَ وَأَطَعْنَا الرَّسُولَا * وَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا إِنَّا أَطَعْنَا سَادَتَنَا وَكُبَرَاءَنَا فَأَضَلُّونَا السَّبِيلَا]

“On the Day their faces are turned about in the Fire, they will say, ‘Oh, how we wish we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger!’ And they will say, ‘Our Lord, indeed we obeyed our leaders and our great ones, and they led us astray from the path." [TMQ Surah Al-Ahzab 33: 66–67]

Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Wilayah Pakistan