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In the bizarre statement, Asif claimed the Indian drones were meant to "detect our positions," and intercepting them prematurely would have risked exposing sensitive sites.
Pakistan Defense Minister Khwaja Asif
New Delhi,UPDATED: May 9, 2025 16:58 IST
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, under immense pressure after India neutralised all their drones on May 8 and thwarted an attempt to target border cities, made yet another bizarre remark at the Assembly on Friday.
The minister said that Pakistani forces deliberately chose not to intercept Indian drones during recent cross-border strikes to avoid revealing their own military locations.
Asif claimed the drones were meant to "detect our positions," and intercepting them prematurely would have risked exposing sensitive sites.
"We shot them down only when they entered a safe limit," he said.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari shared the video on X and wrote, "Khawaja Asif has lost it completely. ‘We didn't intercept Indian drones because we didn't want to leak our locations,’ says Pakistan’s Defence Minister. When Indian missiles hit, even your missile defence locations got exposed — not by your choice, but by India's precision."
Published By:
Harshita Das
Published On:
May 9, 2025
