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"Does not seek escalation": Pakistan ahead of Doha talks with Afghanistan
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Even as Pakistan and Afghanistan gear up to meet in Doha to broker a peace after days of border clashes, the Taliban Government said that Afghanistan reserves the right to respond to Pakistani airstrikes on its land.
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Fresh clashes erupt between Pakistani forces and Afghan Taliban in Kurram
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Fresh clashes broke out between Pakistani forces and the Afghan Taliban in Kurram district, leaving heavy damage to Taliban posts. Pakistan accused Kabul of unprovoked attacks, while Afghanistan called it retaliation. Islamabad warned of renewed hostilities as tensions rise, with the US and
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Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif says ties with Afghanistan suspende
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said there are "no ties" between Islamabad and Kabul after Afghanistan's border attack that killed 23 Pakistani soldiers. He warned of renewed hostilities, accused Kabul of sheltering terrorists, and defended Pakistan's response, saying only militant
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Rattled Pakistan's Defence Minister warns of "real risk" of war with India
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has once again resorted to aggressive rhetoric against India, saying that the "chances of war with India are real" and claiming he was "not denying that possibility."
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Khawaja Asif admits to 'Hybrid Model' of Pak governance, says Army, Govt r
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Despite being among one of the world's worst performers when it comes to democracy, and holding up a failing record of human rights violations, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif defended the country's 'hybrid model' of governance where the army and civilian leadership stand hands i
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Pakistan Defence Minister caught in conundrum, gets slammed over contradic
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In a moment of public embarrassment, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif found himself caught in a glaring contradiction, facing tough questions over his unsubstantiated and conflicting allegations regarding former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's social media activity.
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"China not worried about our flirtations": Despite wooing US, Pak Defence
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif in an interview to Zeteo said that Islamabad would continue to remain close to Beijing, noting that the country is not only a neighbour but reliable partner.
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Pak Defence minister Khawaja Asif gives contradictory statements on availa
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday night gave conflicting statements on whether the country's nuclear capability "will be made available" to Saudi Arabia under the new defence agreement.
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Pak Defence Min advises against blaming 'divine will' for deluge destructi
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking in the National Assembly, Asif said rains were a "blessing from God," but their benefits turn into devastation when housing societies, commercial structures and even hotels were built along rivers and storm drains, as per The Express Tribune.
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"Its all over social media": Pakistan Defence Minister fails to justify cl
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
When asked for evidence of the claim that five Indian fighter jets were shot down, he responded, "It's all over the social media, on Indian social media, not on our social media. The debris of these jets fell into Kashmir. And it's all over Indian media today and they have admitted."
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Truth under attack: Pakistan's propaganda machine on overdrive post Op Sin
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
What started as a focused and effective military operation by the Indian Armed Forces has now spiraled into a chaotic online propaganda war.
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Pakistan Defence Minister's 'X' account withheld in India
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amidst the rising diplomatic tensions between India and Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack, the official 'X' handle of Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif has been withheld.
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