Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:46am on 11 Feb 2026,Wednesday India Global
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif delivered a scathing parliamentary address, accusing the US of exploiting Pakistan "worse than toilet paper" before discarding it. He condemned Pakistan's post-1999 realignment with Washington over Afghanistan, calling it disastrous. Asif rejected official narratives claiming religious duty drove Pakistan's Afghan involvement, asserting the anti-Soviet war served American geopolitical interests, not genuine jihad. He blamed military rulers Zia-ul-Haq and Pervez Musharraf for entangling Pakistan in external conflicts whose consequences remain devastating. After 9/11, Pakistan turned against the Taliban supporting US counter-terrorism efforts, only to face continued violence, radicalization, and economic strain after Washington's withdrawal. Asif declared these "irreversible mistakes" left Pakistan bearing uncompensated losses as a discarded pawn.
