‘Didn’t intercept Indian drones to avoid...’: Pakistan Defence Minister’s bizarre justification sparks mockery

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is once again in the spotlight for making confusing and often unbelievable statements during a time of rising tensions between India and Pakistan.

In Parliament, Asif said that Pakistan did not shoot down Indian drones because they didn’t want to reveal their own locations. “It’s too technical for me to explain,” he added. This vague remark quickly became a joke on social media, with many people laughing at how casually he spoke about such a serious matter.



But this isn’t the first time Khawaja Asif has made unclear or strange comments.

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In a previous interview with Sky News, Asif openly admitted that Pakistan had been involved in sponsoring terrorism for nearly 30 years. He claimed it was done “at the request of the West,” including the US and the UK. However, these countries have never supported or verified his statement.

Khawaja Asif was also caught spreading fake news after India carried out Operation Sindoor, an air strike that hit nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Speaking to CNN, Asif claimed that Pakistan had shot down five Indian fighter jets.

When asked for proof, he bizarrely said, “It’s all over Indian social media.” The CNN anchor quickly shut him down by saying, “I’m sorry, we didn’t ask you here to talk about social media content.”

Indian officials confirmed that Operation Sindoor, which was launched on May 7, was a targeted strike on terror bases in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, where 26 civilians were killed. They stressed that the strike carefully avoided Pakistani military sites.

However, Pakistan responded with unprovoked attacks across multiple Indian regions using aerial and artillery weapons.

India then struck back at military targets in Pakistan, hitting several assets including the HQ-9 missile system near Lahore. Pakistan later admitted that one drone had crashed near Lahore, and 12 others were destroyed in areas like Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, Karachi, Rawalpindi, and Attock.