'America generates war': Pakistan's Khawaja Asif accuses US of making profit from conflicts

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25-05-2025

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif accused the United States of generating war and making a profit out of the conflict amid tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad read more
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stirred yet another storm after he accused the United States of fulling between India and Pakistan to make profits. The video that is going viral online, shows Asif blaming United States, of prolonging tensions between the two nuclear powers on the Indian subcontinent.
The viral statement has also provoked intense debate and criticism worldwide. In the clip the Pakistani defence minister alleged that US has been at the centre of several international conflicts in the past century. Asif remarks were seems to be coming in defence of China's ardent support to Islamabad.
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Pakistan's Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, alleges that the United States incites conflicts between nations to profit from arms sales.
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'In the last 100 years, Americans have generated wars. They have fought 260 wars, while China has only engaged in three,' the Pakistani politician maintained. 'Yet, the US keeps earning money. Their military industry is a massive, well-established sector and forms a major part of their GDP. That's why they continue to create conflicts," he added.
The tensions between India and Pakistan reached an all-time high following the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 in Kashmir. New Delhi found that Pakistani nationals were involved in the attack and later launched Operation Sindoor . In the span of three days, the military escalations between India and Pakistan left the world in shock. Both nations eventually came to an understanding of a ceasefire.
Asif throws the US under the bus
This is not the first time Asif has thrown Washington, DC, under the bus. In an interview with Sky News, days after the Pahalgam terror attack, Asif admitted that Pakistan supported and fostered terror groups, claiming that the country was doing 'the US's dirty work '.
While Asif attempted to dodge questions about Pakistan's long history of fostering terrorism, the Pakistani defence minister dug himself a hole when he blurted out that the cash-strapped nation is doing the 'dirty work' for the West. 'Well, we have been doing this dirty work for the United States and West, including Britain, for 3 decades," Asif said when asked how the country supported and backed terrorist organisations in the past.
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However, he quickly backtracked on his assertion, insisting that supporting such groups was a mistake. 'That was a mistake, and we are suffering from that,' he added, referencing the terror attacks that broke out on its soil.
The US plays from both sides: Asif
In the video, Asif referred to countries like Syria, Egypt, Afghanistan, and Libya, stating that these nations were once prosperous but have now been devastated because of prolonged wars. 'These countries were once wealthy. Now they are bankrupt,' he stated, indicating that American involvement contributed to their fall.
The defence minister insisted that the US plays from both sides in the war and maintains the profitability of its military-industrial complex. He described the American defence sector as an economic machine that 'thrives on chaos and instability.
The remarks from Asif garnered backlash online, with many pointing out Pakistan's military aid and buying US defence equipment. 'When Pakistan needed help, it went running to hold America's feet, and now that the ceasefire has happened, it's back to blaming America," one user commented. 'Says the defence minister of a nation whose entire military doctrine depends on a foreign country," another user wrote.