Reports indicate that a social media post attributed to Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, in which he allegedly described Israel as a “curse for humanity”, has seemingly been taken down.
The move comes after a backlash from Israel, with the office of the Israeli prime minister condemning Asif’s statement as “unacceptable”.
According to a social media post from the Israeli premier’s office, the minister’s remark was deemed “untenable” from any government, particularly one that claims to be a neutral party in the pursuit of peace.
Asif’s original post on X purportedly accused Israel of perpetrating violence against innocent civilians across the Middle East, stating that the bloodshed continues unchecked in regions such as Gaza, Iran, and Lebanon.