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Saba Yemen
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Pakistan: Iran is not nuclear state, & US strikes are unjustified
Islamabad – Saba: Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif stated on Monday that Iran is not a nuclear state and has no aspirations to become one, describing the recent US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities as "completely unjustified." In remarks to Russia's RIA Novosti agency, Asif said, "What happened yesterday in Iran was entirely unjustified. As you know, Iran is already negotiating with three European Union countries and is fulfilling its obligations regarding nuclear facilities." The Defense Minister emphasized that Iran "is not a nuclear power and does not intend to become one. However, these strikes reveal much about the Zionist presence in our region," adding that lawlessness cannot be allowed "in the heart of the Middle East." He further stated, "We stand firmly with our Iranian brothers and strongly condemn what happened in Iran yesterday. This is an escalation of an already volatile situation, which is unacceptable in this region. I believe this region is being pushed toward a war that will undoubtedly harm everyone—Iran's neighboring countries and beyond." Whatsapp Telegram Email more of (International)
Business Recorder
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Threat of wider war in ME is real: Asif
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Sunday said that Pakistan stands in complete solidarity with neighbouring Iran in the face of Israel's unprovoked and unjustified aggression. Talking to a private news channel, he said that Pakistan condemns the attacks carried out by Israel and is gravely concerned about the potential for further escalation in the region. 'The threat of a wider war in the Middle East is real,' he warned, calling for an immediate end to the hostilities. He stated that the recent crisis has revitalized Pakistan-Iran relations, with brotherly ties growing stronger. 'Our bilateral relationship has deepened further in the face of regional challenges,' he added. Offering his analysis on the situation, he said, 'Israel's existence poses a continuous threat to regional peace. The concept of peace with Israel is inherently contradictory.' He asserted that Israel's so-called invincibility has been badly exposed. 'The spirits of the people of Gaza remains unshaken like rock solid.' He emphasized that Israel must abandon the illusion that bombing Muslim populations will crush their willpower. 'That is not going to happen,' he said. Commenting on India's stance, he noted that India believed its international influence was substantial, but its rejection of US mediation reflects a weakness in global diplomacy. He further added that the illusion of Indian military and diplomatic supremacy had faded. 'Their myths have collapsed.'
See - Sada Elbalad
14-06-2025
- Politics
- See - Sada Elbalad
Pakistani Defense Minister Urges Muslim Nations to Cut Ties with Israel Over Aggression on Iran
Nada Mustafa Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Saturday called on all Islamic countries to sever diplomatic ties with Israel in response to its aggression against Iran, affirming Pakistan's full support for Iran in the face of Israeli actions. Speaking during a session of the National Assembly, Asif declared, 'We stand with our neighboring country Iran in every possible way.' Moreover, he added that after targeting Palestine and Yemen, Israel is now launching attacks on Iran, according to Pakistan's ARY News channel. read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks News Shell Unveils Cost-Cutting, LNG Growth Plan Videos & Features Video: Trending Lifestyle TikToker Valeria Márquez Shot Dead during Live Stream Technology 50-Year Soviet Spacecraft 'Kosmos 482' Crashes into Indian Ocean News 3 Killed in Shooting Attack in Thailand
Arab News
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Pakistan says 700 army personnel killed in militant attacks in last 2 years
ISLAMABAD: Around 700 army personnel have been killed in various militant attacks over the past two years, Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said on Saturday, accusing India of supporting terror outfits in the country. Pakistan has witnessed a surge in militant attacks since November 2022 in its northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and southwestern Balochistan provinces bordering Iran and Afghanistan. In KP, the Pakistani Taliban or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) outfit has carried out some of the deadliest attacks against law enforcers. In Balochistan, separatist ethnic Baloch militant groups demand independence from the state, accusing Islamabad of denying locals a share in the province's mineral resources. Islamabad denies the allegations. 'In the past two years, 700 of our soldiers have been martyred,' Asif told lawmakers during a televised parliamentary session. 'Our civilians have been martyred. Several districts of a province of ours are being targeted by terrorism.' The minister said that militant outfits such as the TTP or the separatist Baloch Liberation Army are 'agents of India,' alleging that they were fighting New Delhi's war on Pakistani soil. 'Any person who even has a speck of sympathy toward them is not a Pakistani,' Asif said, vowing that Islamabad would win its war against militancy. India and Pakistan have traded allegations of supporting militant groups for years. New Delhi blames Islamabad for supporting militant outfits who carry out attacks in Indian-administered Kashmir, an allegation that Pakistan has always rejected. The two countries engaged in a military confrontation for days last month after India attacked Pakistan with missiles, accusing it of supporting an April 22 attack in the Pahalgam tourist resort in Indian-administered Kashmir. Pakistan denied the allegations and called for an international, credible probe into the incident. The defense minister expressed solidarity with Iran over Israel's recent attacks against it, vowing to extend support to the neighboring country. 'In this hour of trial, we are with them in every way,' Asif said. 'Whatever help they need at the international level, at the United Nations or any other institution or at the Islamic conference, we will defend their interests there.'
Arab News
05-06-2025
- Business
- Arab News
Pakistan defense minister says Simla Agreement with India ‘has no worth' after conflict
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said on Thursday that Islamabad's Simla Agreement with New Delhi, which formalized the de facto border separating the disputed Kashmir territory with its neighbor, 'has no worth' after the recent standoff between them. India and Pakistan signed the Simla Agreement in 1972 after the 1971 war between the two countries, which New Delhi won and led to the creation of Bangladesh. One of its main clauses was that India and Pakistan both agreed to bilaterally discuss and resolve the issue of the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir. Another clause of the agreement was that both countries renamed the Ceasefire Line, the de facto border separating Pakistan-administered Kashmir from the one governed by India, to the 'Line of Control' (LoC). Both India and Pakistan agreed not to change it unilaterally. After India suspended a decades-old water-sharing treaty with Pakistan following an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir in April, Pakistan announced a raft of tit-for-tat measures against Delhi. Islamabad said it had the right to hold all bilateral agreements with India, including the Simla Agreement, in abeyance. 'Because of India's steps I think the sanctity of the Simla Agreement has ended,' Asif told Geo News. 'All the status before the Simla Agreement, that we will resolve problems bilaterally, all of its provisions, is not applicable. That agreement as a whole, I think after this war and episode, has no worth or value,' he added. He reiterated Pakistan's position that India's move to hold the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance was illegal as the terms dictated that neither of the two parties can alter its status unilaterally. Signed in 1960, the treaty allocates the six Indus Basin rivers between India and Pakistan, with the World Bank acting as its guarantor. Pakistan has rights to the western rivers — Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab — for irrigation, drinking, and non-consumptive uses like hydropower. India controls the eastern rivers — Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej — for unrestricted use but must not significantly alter their flow. India can use the western rivers for limited purposes such as power generation and irrigation, without storing or diverting large volumes Asif said neither the World Bank nor any other institution had any 'interference or patronage' in the Simla Agreement when it was signed in 1972. 'So then, the Control Line will once again shift to its original status of Ceasefire Line,' the minister said. While the fragile ceasefire between India and Pakistan announced on May 10 by US President Donald Trump -persists, tensions remain high as delegations by both nuclear-armed neighbors head to world capitals and blame each other for the May conflict. Kashmir has always remained the root cause of conflict between India and Pakistan. The two countries claim the region in full but administer only parts of it. They have fought two out of three wars since 1947 over the territory. Delhi blames Islamabad for fomenting militancy in the part of Kashmir it administers. Pakistan denies the allegations and says it only extends diplomatic support to the people of Kashmir it says are living under 'occupation.'
