Islamabad: Once again, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has become a subject of global ridicule due to his strange and embarrassing statements. Speaking in Pakistan’s National Assembly on Friday, he admitted that during Indian drone attacks on Pakistani cities, the military intentionally avoided using air defense systems — fearing that doing so would reveal the locations of their military installations.
“We didn’t intercept Indian drones because we didn’t want to leak our locations,” said Defence Minister Khawaja Asif.
This bizarre admission has triggered a storm of reactions across social media, with experts at home and abroad calling it a sign of Pakistan’s weak military strategy and a laughable justification for inaction.
Madrassas Called the ‘Second Line of Defence’
In an even more controversial statement, Khawaja Asif claimed that “students of madrassas are Pakistan’s second line of defense, and they will be used when needed.” This remark once again cast a negative light on Pakistan’s already tarnished image related to terrorism.
Social Media Reactions
The minister’s statements were widely mocked online.
One user posted: “Has Khawaja Asif been hacked?”
Another commented: “This is hilarious on so many levels.”
India’s Response
BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari sarcastically responded, saying:
“Even when Indian missiles struck, your defense systems were exposed — not by choice, but because of India’s precision.”
Embarrassment on CNN
A day after India’s Operation Sindoor, CNN anchor Becky Anderson confronted Khawaja Asif when he claimed that Pakistan had shot down five Indian Rafale jets. When asked for evidence, he replied:
“All this information is on Indian social media. We don’t have it. The debris fell in Kashmir.”
Becky Anderson sharply retorted: “We’re not discussing social media rumors, we want solid evidence — including whether Chinese tech was used to down these jets.”
Controversial Claims on Sky News
Weeks earlier, during an interview with Sky News, when asked whether Pakistan had supported terrorist organizations for decades, Asif openly admitted:
“Yes, we did — especially in Afghanistan against the Soviets, on behalf of the U.S. and the West. We’ve done this dirty work for them.”
However, the West has never supported terrorism against India.
