‘Didn’t intercept Indian drones as…’: Khawaja Asif contradicts Pakistan Army in parliament

Khawaja Asif argued that the projectiles fired by India were not intercepted to avoid disclosing the location of Pakistan’s air defence units, directly contradicting the Pakistani Army

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Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday (May 9) contradicted the Pakistan Army’s claims of downing Indian drones while addressing the parliament, arguing the projectiles were not intercepted to avoid disclosing the location of the country’s air defence units to Indian forces.

Asif said, “The drone attack was mounted to detect our locations. It’s a technical thing that I can’t explain. We didn’t intercept the drones, so that the location of our aerial defence units won’t get leaked.”

“We didn’t intercept Indian drones as it would have given away our defence positions”

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India said Thursday it targeted air defence units of Pakistan across several cities, effectively inflicting severe damage and taking out an air defence system in Lahore.

According to reports, India used Israeli-developed Harpy kamikaze drones in these attacks.

Earlier on Thursday, the Pakistani Army claimed that they had shot down 25 Indian drones since Wednesday night.

However, a spokesperson for the army, Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudry, acknowledged that drone attacks in Rawalpindi, Lahore and an area near Karachi had resulted in a civilian casualty and an injury.

Since the beginning of the India-Pakistan conflict on May 7, Khawaja Asif has increasingly made global headlines for his controversial remarks.

Khawaja Asif became the subject of widespread ridicule following his appearance on CNN in the wake of the Indian Air Force’s 
strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir under Operation Sindoor.

During the interview, he was pressed on Pakistan’s claim that it had successfully shot down five Indian fighter jets — a statement that has been 
attributed as fake and has been widely questioned due to the absence of credible evidence.

When CNN’s Becky Anderson asked for evidence, Asif conveniently pointed fingers at social media.

Asif responded: “It’s all over social media. On Indian social media, not on our social media,” “The debris of these jets fell… and it’s all over Indian media.”

Earlier, Asif embarrassed himself and Pakistan for admitting on camera that his nation has been doing ‘dirty work’ of supporting and funding terrorism in South Asia for decades.

When Sky’s Yalda Hakim said, “You do admit, sir, that Pakistan has had a long history of backing and supporting and training and funding these terrorist organisations,”

Asif replied candidly: “Well, we have been doing this dirty work for the United States for about three decades, you know, and the West, including Britain.”

“That was a mistake, and we suffered from that, and that is why you are saying this to me. If we had not joined the war against the Soviet Union and later on the war after 9/11, Pakistan’s track record… was an unimpeachable track record.”