Overview
- Pakistan’s defence minister, in a Geo News interview on Monday, warned that any Indian “misadventure” would “relegate India to history” and “change its geography.”
- The warning answered recent remarks by India’s army chief, who said Pakistan must choose whether it wants to be part of “geography” or “history.”
- Islamabad is reviving its 2025 war narrative, citing “Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos” and claims of eight Indian jets downed, while Indian reports laud “Operation Sindoor” as a decisive campaign.
- Asif alleged the Afghan Taliban are enabling Indian proxy attacks and said Pakistan would strike any Afghan sites used to hit its forces.
- He also welcomed a Hague arbitration ruling that India cannot unilaterally suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, the 1960 pact that governs the countries’ shared rivers.