Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif lambasted past alliances with Washington, stating Islamabad was “used like toilet paper” after serving US interests in Afghanistan. He described terrorism as “blowback” from dictators’ past mistakes, lamenting Pakistan’s failure to learn from history and its shifting allegiances for short-term gains. The remarks followed a deadly mosque bombing. Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif lambasted past alliances with Washington, stating Islamabad was “used like toilet paper” after serving US interests in Afghanistan. He described terrorism as “blowback” from dictators’ past mistakes, lamenting Pakistan’s failure to learn from history and its shifting allegiances for short-term gains. The remarks followed a deadly mosque bombing.
