On option of using nuclear weapons against India, Pakistan Defence Minister Khwaja Asif said the option is present with the nation but they see it as a distant possibility.
While talking to a Pakistani media channel, ARY News, Asif said, ” These things that you have spoken about (nuclear option) is present, but let’s not talk about it. It should be treated as a very distant possibility-something not even worth discussing in the current context.”
‘No Option Left But Full-Scale War’
On May 9, Asif said, “We see no other available option but war, given the aggressive actions adopted by India over the past four days.”
Asif bizzarely attributed his claims of Pak shooting down five Indian jets
Appearing on a CNN interview, Khwaja Asif bizzarely attributed his claims of Pakistan shooting down five Indian jets to evidence on Social media.
‘It’s all over the social media’
When asked for evidence of the claim that five Indian fighter jets were shot down, he responded, “It’s all over the social media, on Indian social media, not on our social media. The debris of these jets fell into Kashmir. And it’s all over Indian media today and they have admitted.”
Asif could not reveal the plane used by Pakistani forces
The Anchor replied, “I’m sorry we didn’t ask you here to talk about social media content.”
When asked further about the details regarding how the fighter jets were shot down and what equipment was used, Khawaja Asif could not reveal the plane used by Pakistani forces.
Asked about the evidence for the claim and whether Pakistan used Chinese equipment to shoot down Indian jets, he said, “No, Chinese equipment. We have Chinese planes, JF-17 and JF-10. They are Chinese planes, but they are being manufactured, assembled in Pakistan now. We have very close to Islamabad, we have a facility over there where these planes are manufactured and if India can buy planes from France and use them, we can also buy planes from China or Russia or United States, UK and use them.”
