{"id":17104,"date":"2025-10-30T15:53:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=17104"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:53:48","slug":"india-fighting-a-low-intensity-war-against-pakistan-from-afghan-soil-defence-minister-khawaja-asif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=17104","title":{"rendered":"India Fighting a Low-Intensity War Against Pakistan From Afghan Soil, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pakistan\u2019s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has alleged that India is waging a \u201clow-intensity war\u201d against Pakistan from Afghan soil and attempting to avenge its defeat in the four-day border clash that took place in May.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He made these remarks during an interview with Al Arabiya English<\/em>, aired on Wednesday night. His statements come amid renewed criticism of Kabul\u2019s administration following recent terrorist attacks, border skirmishes, and the breakdown of talks with Taliban officials.<\/p>\n

When asked what evidence he had to support his claim that India was manipulating Taliban representatives during meetings in Doha and Turkey, Khawaja Asif replied that Pakistan possesses the evidence and will present it when the time comes.<\/p>\n

He pointed out that while border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan were ongoing, the Afghan foreign minister was on an official visit to New Delhi. Asif claimed that Afghanistan had effectively become an Indian proxy and that India was fighting a low-intensity war against Pakistan using Afghan territory to avenge its defeat in the May conflict, during which seven Indian aircraft were reportedly downed.<\/p>\n

The minister noted that the U.S. president himself had mentioned several times, including recently, that seven \u201cbeautiful\u201d planes were destroyed during the skirmish between India and Pakistan.<\/p>\n

The confrontation in May began after an attack on tourists in Indian-occupied Kashmir, which New Delhi blamed on Pakistan without evidence. India later carried out airstrikes in Punjab and Azad Kashmir, sparking a four-day conflict during which both sides targeted each other\u2019s air bases. A ceasefire was brokered by U.S. mediation on May 10. Pakistan initially claimed to have shot down five Indian aircraft, later revising the number to seven.<\/p>\n

When the interviewer described his accusation that India was using another country to take revenge as a bold statement, Khawaja Asif responded, \u201cIf you want, I can repeat it. I have no hesitation.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that ties between Kabul and New Delhi had always existed regardless of changes in government and had consistently worked against Pakistan\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n

In response to another question, the defense minister warned that any violation along Pakistan\u2019s eastern or western borders with India or Afghanistan would invite a firm response. He said Afghanistan had chosen to become India\u2019s pawn, posing a serious threat to regional stability.<\/p>\n

While avoiding speculation about a full-scale war, he admitted that rising border tensions could escalate further. \u201cIf we find evidence of cross-border interference, we will respond accordingly, even if it means crossing the line to settle the score,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

When asked about Pakistan\u2019s potential participation in an international peacekeeping force for Gaza, Asif said the country was open to joining efforts aimed at peace, stability, and reconstruction.<\/p>\n

He dismissed social media reports claiming that Pakistan had conducted a hypersonic missile test near Quetta, calling them baseless speculation.<\/p>\n

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Pakistan\u2019s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has alleged that India is waging a \u201clow-intensity war\u201d against Pakistan from Afghan soil and attempting to avenge its defeat in the four-day border clash that took place in May. He made these remarks during an interview with Al Arabiya English, aired on Wednesday night. His statements come amid renewed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17105,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAowgLK2DA:productID":"","_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":""},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,46,36],"tags":[61,9099,6345,154,386,9100,62],"class_list":["post-17104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-news","category-latest","category-pakistan","tag-afghanistan","tag-al-arabiya-interview","tag-border-tensions","tag-india","tag-khawaja-asif","tag-may-clash","tag-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17104"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17106,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17104\/revisions\/17106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}