Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Pakistan will not accept any external pressure, nation should remain satisfied, 200 percent ready to respond, Pakistan will not target Indian civilians in its retaliation, we will only attack military installations.
Speaking in the National Assembly, Khawaja Asif said that there is a flood of lies in the Indian media, the way India has suffered humiliation, they have to satisfy their people, India will not tell its people that we are being hit everywhere.
‘The alliance between Israel and India is natural, both are anti-Islam’
He said that the alliance between Israel and India is natural, both are anti-Islam, their hostility to Islam is not hidden from anyone.
The Defense Minister said that friendly countries are openly standing with Pakistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan have openly supported Pakistan, even India’s closest allies are not supporting it, the Pakistan Army is vigorously confronting the enemy on the Line of Control (LoC) and the border.
He said that the armed forces’ vigorous counter-action is still going on, we are currently in touch with all the necessary countries of the world, we are in touch with the Gulf countries on a daily basis, the Deputy Prime Minister is in touch with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and China on a daily basis.
He said that there is a need to further intensify diplomatic efforts and make them effective, so far one to two countries have lightly supported, our friends are clearly standing with Pakistan at this time.
Khawaja Asif said that Israel’s standing with India is a natural process, the hostility towards Islam of these two countries is not hidden from anyone.
‘Drone attacks were carried out to take our locations’
He said that madrasas and their students are our secondary line of defense.
He said that the drone attacks that started yesterday were carried out to take our important locations, the drone attacks were not intercepted so that our locations were not traced, when the drones came within the appropriate distance, they were shot down.
The Defense Minister added that the counter-attack is still going on day and night, at this time our forces are in the best position, the Pakistani forces are bravely defending the country.
Khawaja Asif said that we will not accept any kind of external pressure to defend the motherland, the nation should remain satisfied, we are 200 percent ready to defend ourselves, Pakistan will respond at its own time, however, we will not target Indian citizens, military installations will be our target.