Minister of Defence of Pakistan
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Defence Minister of Pakistan - Declared 'open war' against Taliban Afghanistan
Pakistan and Afghanistan are now in open conflict after a ceasefire agreed in October 2025 collapsed amid escalating cross-border violence. Pakistan launched air strikes on Afghan soil five days ago in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces—killing at least 17 civilians according to Kabul—and escalated dramatically today with warplanes bombing Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia provinces. Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif declared that the country would wage 'open war' against the Taliban government, citing its alleged sheltering of Pakistani Taliban (Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP) militants responsible for a surge in attacks inside Pakistan, including a February 6 mosque bombing in Islamabad that killed 32.
Updated 6 days ago
Defence Minister of Pakistan - Serving as Defence Minister since 2022; leading government response
Pakistan has not seen a suicide bombing in its capital since 2016. That changed in November 2025, when an attacker killed 12 outside an Islamabad court. Two days ago, on February 6, 2026, a suicide bomber walked into a Shia mosque during Friday prayers and killed 31 worshippers, wounding 169 more. The attack on Khadija Tul Kubra mosque was the deadliest in Islamabad since the 2008 Marriott Hotel bombing that killed 63.
Updated Feb 8
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