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October 29, 2025, 05:30 PM - 3 min read
"As far as the narrative of ‘graveyard of empires’, Pakistan certainly doesn't claim to be an empire, but Afghanistan is definitely a graveyard, surely for its own people. Never a graveyard of empires but certainly a playground of empires you have been throughout history,” he said.
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October 18, 2025, 09:33 AM - 3 min read
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday urged all Afghans living in Pakistan to return to their homeland, declaring that the country’s resources belong to its 250 million citizens and accusing Kabul of harbouring terrorists and acting as a “proxy” for India.
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October 17, 2025, 01:24 PM - 2 min read
"No, absolutely, you cannot rule that out. There are strong possibilities. Yes, strategies are in place. I can't discuss them publicly, but we are prepared for any eventuality,” said the Pakistani defence minister.
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October 16, 2025, 04:48 PM - 4 min read
Islamabad has sought the help of US President Donald Trump to ease tensions with the Taliban as a fragile ceasefire in Afghanistan faces uncertainty.
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October 8, 2025, 07:13 PM - 2 min read
"I do not want escalation, but the risks are real, and I am not denying that. If it comes to war, God willing, we will achieve a better result than before," Asif added.
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April 30, 2025, 08:19 PM - 2 min read
"Chances (of conflict) are increasing with the passage of time; they are not decreasing. Though many countries have been trying to avert the situation,” he said.
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September 19, 2024, 10:33 PM - 4 min read
Anurag Thakur, a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), strongly criticised Congress and the National Conference (NC) for their alleged alignment with Pakistan on the issue of Article 370. Thakur's remarks came after Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khwaja Asif, suggested in an interview that Pakistan and the Congress-NC alliance shared the same stance on restoring Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
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September 19, 2024, 10:17 PM - 5 min read
The political discourse surrounding Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has once again heated up with the ongoing elections, marked by significant voter turnout. Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khwaja Asif, has stirred a fresh controversy by claiming that the Congress party, the National Conference (NC), and Pakistan share the same stance on the restoration of Article 370 and 35A in J&K.
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