Pakistan's Defense Minister Deletes Vicious Anti-Israel Post

Defense Minister Khawaja Asif sparked a diplomatic crisis with Israel after calling it a "curse for humanity." Forced to delete the posts amid pressure from PM Shehbaz Sharif, the incident now threatens the fragile US-Iran ceasefire talks being hosted in Islamabad. A major diplomatic crisis erupted in the Pakistani capital on Friday as the government scrambled to perform damage control following a series of inflammatory social media posts by Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif.

The incident, which occurred just as Pakistan is positioning itself as a central mediator in historic US-Iran peace talks, has drawn a blistering response from Jerusalem and threatened to derail Islamabad’s newfound status as a regional peacemaker. In a series of now-deleted posts on X (formerly Twitter), Minister Asif launched a scathing attack on Israel, responding to ongoing military strikes in Lebanon. The Minister’s rhetoric went far beyond standard diplomatic criticism, including:

* Calling Israel “evil and a curse for humanity.”
* Accusing the country of committing “genocide” in Lebanon, Gaza, and Iran.
* Describing Israel as a “cancerous state” created on Palestinian land to “get rid of 

   European Jews.”

* Concluding with a hope that those responsible “burn in hell.”

The posts sent shockwaves through the Pakistani government. Sources close to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told reporters that both the military and political leadership were "furious" at the timing of the remarks. With US Vice President JD Vance and high-level Iranian officials currently in Islamabad for ceasefire negotiations, the Defense Minister’s outburst was viewed as a reckless breach of Pakistan’s neutrality. Under intense internal pressure, Asif was forced to delete the posts within hours. (Read More)