In another humiliating incident, Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has invited the world to ridicule him by referring to “social media content” as proof of the shooting down of Indian fighter jets during India’s Operation Sindoor. The operation, conducted on May 7, targeted and destroyed nine major terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to the barbaric Pahalgam terror attack.
Khawaja Asif, who has already made headlines for his incendiary comments, informed CNN that Pakistan had downed five Indian aircraft. But when the anchor asked him to provide tangible evidence, his explanation was tenuous at best. “It’s all over social media, on Indian social media, not on our social media. The debris of these jets fell in Indian-occupied Kashmir,” he said, to which the anchor sternly responded, “The reason to talk to you today is not to talk about content on social media. I’m asking specifically for the evidence, details.”
Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is a Clown ?
CNN asked Pak Defence Minister : Where is the proof that Pakistan Shot Down Indian Fighter Jets.
Pak Defence Minister: It’s everywhere on Social media.
Aur inko Kashmir chahiye ?#OperationSindoor #IndiaPakistanWar pic.twitter.com/ithQGRFdNn
— Amitabh Chaudhary (@MithilaWaala) May 8, 2025
Evasive Responses Undermine Credibility
Instead of showing any provable facts, Asif evaded questions again and again and even steered the topic towards geopolitics. “No Chinese equipment. We have Chinese planes, but they are being manufactured and assembled in Islamabad now. If India can buy planes from France and use them, we can also buy planes from China or Russia or the US, or the UK,” he asserted. He then made a false statement, “They have already admitted that their 3 planes were downed.”
When the interviewer once more asked the type of equipment supposedly utilized, Asif bumbled his way through yet another evasive answer, “The Indian planes were downed in the dogfight. Missiles were fired from our planes, and they were shot down. What sort of equipment are you referring to?”
History of Embarrassing Statements
This is not the first time Khawaja Asif has caused controversy. In a past interview with Yalda Hakim of Sky News, he acknowledged, “Pakistan has been doing the dirty work for the United States and the West for three decades.” His remark was met with outrage, particularly when referring to Pakistan’s historic history of sheltering and supporting terror organizations.
As Operation Sindoor continues to expose terror networks across the border, Pakistan’s use of misinformation, bolstered by top officials like Asif, only highlights the growing chasm between rhetoric and reality. As fake news floods Pakistani media and social platforms, India has relied on fact-checks and official briefings to maintain transparency.
