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Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday again stroked a controversy after he claimed that the Pakistani Army purposely did not intercept the Indian drones.
Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif again strokes controversy with his bizarre remark. (Reuters Image)
In another offbeat remark, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday again stroked a controversy after he claimed that the Pakistani Army purposely did not intercept the Indian drones as their retaliation would have given away the defence positions to the Indian forces.
The minister’s comments came in reference to Pakistan’s Thursday defeat, following India’s remarkable response. New Delhi, on May 8, successfully neutralised the 35-minute-long hostilities launched by Islamabad to avenge New Delhi’s attack on nine terror camps.
“I can’t go into the details. But we didn’t intercept Indian drones during yesterday’s attack as we didn’t want to give away our defence positions,” the Pakistani Defence Minister said while addressing the country’s Parliament.
Notably, Khawaja Asif, earlier in the morning, threatened India after Indian forces gave a befitting reply to Pakistan’s unprovoked attacks in border cities.
“If India does not talk at the diplomatic and political table and [through diplomatic] channels, we will talk and respond with guns. Pakistan does not have time to wait and show patience. We have to stop India here,” he said.
However, it is important to note that this is not the first time that Khwaja Asif has given such a bizarre explanation to conceal Pakistan’s failure. The minister was recently left egg-faced after he was humiliated in the international media for making references to “social media content” to prove his claim of “downing Indian fighter jets” during Operation Sindoor.
India on Wednesday morning avenged the Pahalgam terror attack and killed several terrorists by launching strikes on nine terror camps in Pakistan and PoK in precision strikes.
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