Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif on Saturday (November 1, 2025) once again claimed to have a war on two fronts. This statement of Khawaja Asif has come at a time when Pakistan has recently agreed to a ceasefire after the conflict with Afghanistan last month.
Amid deteriorating relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Khawaja Asif has accused India. He said that India wants Pakistan to remain busy and entangled on both the eastern and western borders. He referred to the recent clashes with Afghanistan on the country’s western border and the conflict with India on the eastern border during Operation Sindoor in May.
Afghanistan works as a proxy for India- Asif
Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has earlier also been accusing Afghanistan of acting as a proxy for India. They have even warned that Pakistan may get trapped in a situation of war on two fronts.
While speaking about India, Khawaja Asif said that Delhi has been waging a proxy war against Pakistan since the reign of Ashraf Ghani and now its evidence is being widely accepted. Talking to Geo News, he said that if needed, we will present evidence. India wants Pakistan to remain entangled on both the eastern and western borders.
Ceasefire agreement signed between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Istanbul
Regarding the recent ceasefire with Afghanistan, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif expressed hope that the mediation of Qatar and Turkey will yield positive results. It is noteworthy that after the violent clashes on the Afghan-Pakistan border last month, on Thursday (October 30, 2025), both the countries held peace talks in Istanbul under the mediation of Qatar and Turkey and agreed to maintain the ceasefire. The conflict between these two countries started when Taliban Foreign Minister Aamir Khan Muttaki was on his visit to India.
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