'Keeping Us Engaged...’: Khawaja Asif Accuses India Of Waging Two-Front War Against Pakistan

Last Updated:November 02, 2025, 09:27 IST

Pakistan Defence Minister repeated his claim that New Delhi is using Afghanistan to wage a ‘proxy war’ against India without providing any evidence.

Khawaja Asif expressed hope that the Pakistan-Afghanistan ceasefire would hold. (IMAGE: REUTERS)

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif this week repeated his claim that India is using Afghanistan as a proxy to wage a two-front war against his country but failed to provide any evidence to back his assumptions.

While speaking to Pakistani broadcasters, Asif alleged that New Delhi is keeping Islamabad busy on the eastern and western fronts, referring to the recent skirmishes along the Durand Line and airstrikes on Kabul, marking the worst clashes between the South Asian neighbours since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.

“(New Delhi) has been waging a proxy war against Pakistan since the Ashraf Ghani era. If necessary, we will present proof. India seeks to keep Pakistan preoccupied on two fronts: the eastern and western," Asif told Pakistani broadcaster Geo.

Until Turkey and Qatar mediated a ceasefire, more than 70 people were killed and hundreds wounded in violence that erupted after explosions in Kabul on October 9, which Taliban authorities blamed on Pakistan.

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