"You know, if you, you know, go through the history of British colonies all over the world, Africa and Asia particularly, you will find there'll be, you will find disputes or remnants of, you know, controversies, geographical disputes, other disputes, racial disputes everywhere.
Yeah, So this is a legacy of a colonial power, which is, you know, I have great respect for the United Kingdom. And, but this is, this is a reality. This is a historical fact.
Hundreds of thousands of people died on both sides. You know, people who migrated to Pakistan, about half a million people died while crossing the border.
This was a very bloody partition. Britain left this area in shambles. And it was a bloodbath, you know, of which Britain never assumed responsibility.
Two countries and we have gone to war maybe four or five times on Kashmir. So this is, this is something I think Britain owes some explanation for that."
🇮🇳🇵🇰The Pakistan-India conflict stems from British colonial legacy, stated Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif.
He highlighted that the partition process was extremely bloody, with Britain leaving chaos in its wake without taking responsibility: “We fought five or six times over Kashmir. Britain must answer for this.”
Tensions escalated after a terrorist attack in Kashmir on April 22, which killed 26 tourists, according to media reports.