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TopicKhawaja Asif

Topic: Khawaja Asif

Pakistan treated ‘worse than toilet paper’—Khawaja Asif calls post-1999 US alliance a ‘historic error’

Pakistan defence minister dwells on Islamabad’s role in Soviet-Afghan war & then siding with US against Taliban in ‘war on terror’, linking it with existing extremism, economic woes.

Pakistani Defence Minister inaugurates a fake pizza store. Pizza Hut clarifies

Pizza Hut, in a statement, said they have ‘formally filed a complaint with the relevant authorities to stop misuse of our trademark and ensure immediate action’.

Pakistan defence minister blames India for Sialkot floods. ‘Dead bodies flowing’

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif also agreed that India had informed Pakistan twice before releasing water into the rivers.

Pakistan defence minister accuses top govt officers of ‘devouring billions, retiring in Portugal’

Khawaja Asif accused civil servants of siphoning off public wealth & escaping accountability, while claiming elected politicians ‘only get what is left over by them’.

Is Pakistan getting China’s J-35A stealth fighter next year? No, says its defence minister

Reports had suggested that China would supply the fighter jets to Pakistan Air Force by 2026. Asif’s comments indicate no formal agreement exists between the countries for the acquisition.

‘Won’t hesitate to hit terror epicentres’—Rajnath Singh at SCO meet attended by Pakistan defence minister

Speaking at SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting in China’s Qingdao, the Indian defence minister said the Resistance Front, which claimed responsibility for Pahalgam, is a proxy of LeT.

‘Pakistan would launch nuclear attack’: Islamabad denies Iranian threat against Israel

An Iranian general claimed Pakistan would launch a nuclear attack on Israel if it hit Iran with a nuclear bomb, even as a confrontation between Tehran & Tel Aviv 4th its fourth day.

Pakistan defence minister spews ‘garbage’ in parliament, insults PTI women lawmakers

Khawaja called Senators Zarqa Suharwardy Taimur, Sania Nishtar, Falak Naz Chitrali and Fawzia Arshad “the remains and ruins of Imran."

On Camera

Modi mainstreamed Israel like no Indian PM before. Delhi must stay alert to regional realities

Four broader factors will shape the trajectory of India-Israel relationship. Failure to anticipate these possible unintended consequences now may complicate its future direction.

Indian economy to grow faster than expected at 7.6% in FY26, shows govt data under new series

Under new base year, FY2025-26 GDP growth revised up to 7.6 percent; Chief economic advisor revises growth for FY 2026-27.

India orders more Polish drones, Indian firm keen to set up plant to fill ‘empty’ arsenal—Warsaw’s envoy

New Delhi: India is right to pursue and strike terrorists where they are, as during Op Sindoor, Poland’s Ambassador to India Dr Piotr Antoni...

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.