Khawaja Asif | Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday called for the ending of dual citizenship of bureaucrats. Speaking on ARY News’ program Khabar, Khawaja Asif stated that bureaucrats should be required to declare their assets annually, urging that their dual citizenship should be ended, along with halting the allocation of government plots to them. Asif remarked, […]

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday refuted rumours circulating on social media that he had stepped down from his position following a controversy. Asif clarified the matter after an X user named Zubair Ali Khan, in a series of posts on the platform late Wednesday night, alleged that the defence minister had handed in his resignation over a controversy but had withdrawn it and was now unreachable. Replying to the post that levelled the allegations against him, Asif wrote: “With apologies, this gentleman has written his wishes in this tweet. Not reality.” He shared a screenshot of the post thread, edited with a red stamp marking it as “FAKE”. The X user, a former journalist, had alleged that the minister resigned due to “intensified controversy regarding the arrest of the additional deputy commissioner revenue (ADCR) of Sialkot a few days ago on charges of alleged financial corruption”. “In the resignation sent to Dr Tauqeer Shah, advisor to the prime minister’s office, Khawaja Asif stated that either th...

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has strongly opposed the recent increase in salaries and perks for the National Assembly Speaker and the Senate Chairman, terming it “financial extravagance.” In a statement, the defence minister criticised the substantial raise, asserting that it falls under the category of excessive spending. Khawaja Asif said that the ‘lavish’ increment […]

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the Kashmir and Indus Water Treaty issues will be among the key topics in dialogues with India. In a statement issued here, the defence minister said that discussions with India will also focus on the issues like terrorism. “When talks with India begin, two or three issues will […]