Asad Rafaq

An Academician, energetic Pakistani. Seeking change through education. Retweets are just shared opinions not endorsements.

[Habibullah Khan @Huk06]

BBC TRIED TO BE NICE TO @mosharrafzaidi. HE MURDERED THEM ANYWAY 😭😭😭

[صحرانورد @Aadiiroy2]

بہترین مشرف زیدی
الجزیرہ کے طالبان نواز اینکر کی طبیعت کمال صاف کی ھے

[Asad Rafaq @asadrafaq]

@HarounRashid2 Oh Yaad Aaya , Sadaa Lahore Port V inha nay Tabbah keta c..
@HarounRashid2 Tussi iss attack vich Bach gaey c na.

[Asad Rafaq @asadrafaq]

There’s a certain magic in simplicity...
Where life flows gently, surrounded by purity, nature, and peace. 🌾
Namli Maira — where the soul finds serenity and the heart feels at home. 🏞️✨

#NamliMaira #villagelife #SimpleLiving #BackToRoots #PureVibes #NatureLovers #SereneViews

[Asad Rafaq @asadrafaq]

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[South Asia Index @SouthAsiaIndex]

IMPORTANT:— Donald Trump says India rushed to us for US intervention after Pakistan made nuclear moves.

— Trump says India's External Minister Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval briefed the US about Pakistan nuclear moves.

[Nadia Jamil @NJLahori]

Here's the INSPIRATIONAL inside story of how the PAF managed to shoot down India's state of the art Rafale.

The technology is really quite remarkable! China has proved to be quite a game changer for International Air Warfare.

Alhamdolillah.

IF ANYONE FINDS THE FULL VIDEO PLEASE SEND IT TO ME.

[National Interest @TheNatlInterest]

The recent battle between Pakistani and Indian forces ended in an unambiguous victory for Pakistan. https://t.co/GvwrC3cEj8

[Mohammad Shehzad Khan @MShehzadSpeaks]

چپ چاپ ریٹویٹ کرتے جائے مزہ خود بھی آئے گا دوسروں کو بھی آئے گا 🔥

[Shah Owais Noorani @iamowaisnoorani]

برادر سعد رفیق کی آواز میں عزم و ہمت کے ترجمان یہ الفاظ۔
بخدا آنسو آ گئے

[Hamid Mir حامد میر @HamidMirPAK]

I came out of the TV studio. I just visited Rawalpindi. Life is normal around Noor Khan Air Base at 12:30 afternoon. Indian missile targeted this base last night but you can’t see uncertainty around this base. Rawalpindi city is also looking normal and no panic here.

[Ammar Masood @ammarmasood3]

اللہ اکبر

[Mirzay. @lmaomirzay]

Pakistan is not for beginners 😭😭

[Pakistan Strategic Forum @ForumStrategic]

For ALLAH Almighty & People of Islamic Republic of Pakistan 🚀 🇵🇰

Presenting you FATAH-II

[🇮🇳 Colonel Hathi 🇮🇳 @pinaka_av15]

India had long sensed this danger—that if Pakistan attacked,
elements within our own army—Sikhs and Muslims—might turn against us. Tragically, Our worst fear has come true, 😢
#IndiaPakistanWar #Pakistan

[Hamid Mir حامد میر @HamidMirPAK]

This is Udhampur Air Field in India. It’s a military target not civilian target. Pakistan totally destroyed this military installation in response of civilian casualties in Pakistan.

[Ammar Khan Yasir @ammarkhanyasir]

اس قوم کو فوج پہ بھی اعتماد نہیں ، اپنی نگرانی میں میزائل چلوا رہی ہے۔ 😂😂😂

[Pakistan Tourism @PakistanJannatt]

نعرہ حیدری

[سید عدنان بادشاہ 🇵🇰 @syed_bacha]

بسنت ماہیشواری نے انڈین راء کے چیف سے مستعفی ہونے اور انڈین سپریم کورٹ سے ایکشن لینے کا مطالبہ کردیا
انڈین راء کے ایک واٹس اپ مسیج پر انڈین میڈیا نے پوری رات جھوٹ بولا عوام کو گمراہ کیا
@BMTheEquityDesk
#IPL2025 #IndianNavyAction #iplsuspended #IndiaPakistanWar2025 #GoHomeToken

[James Wood 武杰士 @commiepommie]

Pakistan 🇵🇰 vs India 🇮🇳 = 7–0, Made in China 🇨🇳

On May 7, 2025, South Asia witnessed one of its most lopsided air combat outcomes in recent memory.

➡️ India launched a major airstrike targeting alleged “terrorist camps” inside Pakistan. But before their jets could complete the mission, they were ambushed and annihilated, not by American F-16s, but by a Chinese-designed air combat system.

Result?

🇮🇳 3 Rafales, 1 Su-30, 1 MiG-29 = shot down

🇮🇳 2 Israeli Heron drones = toast

🇵🇰 Losses = 0
➡️ Final score: 7–0

Star players?

🇨🇳 J-10CE multirole fighters

🇨🇳 PL-15 beyond-visual-range missiles

🇨🇳 HQ-9BE SAMs

🇨🇳 ZDK-03 AWACS coordination
💥 Coordinated via A-shoot B-guide, a combat tactic not even the US or NATO has demonstrated operationally.

🧠 Tactical Masterclass

Pakistani jets didn’t even need to light up their radars. All target data came from AWACS, guiding silent J-10s to optimal firing zones. One Rafale was reportedly shot down 10km from its own runway, mid-takeoff, defenceless.

The message? India got outplayed. Hard.

🇺🇸 The American Dilemma

Here’s where things get awkward for Washington:

Pakistan didn’t use U.S. F-16s in this engagement. Why? To avoid upsetting Uncle Sam.

The irony? The U.S. pushed for a “mediator” role in South Asia, but its idea of mediation was to supply arms to both sides while pretending to be neutral. It pressured Pakistan to show restraint with American hardware while pumping military support into India as part of its broader anti-China strategy.

But America’s “balancing act” in South Asia is now a farce. It arms India as a China-containment pawn, yet Pakistan, its “Major Non-NATO Ally”, just scored a stunning win using 100% Chinese tech.

This wasn’t just a diplomatic embarrassment, it was a strategic loss. The U.S. failed to curb escalation, failed to mediate and now fails to maintain influence in a region where its credibility is in freefall.

This conflict shows what the U.S. really is in South Asia: a spectator with a shrinking influence. Its refusal to back either side decisively is alienating both.

Meanwhile, China is watching. The performance of the J-10CE and PL-15 will now be on the military shopping lists of half the Global South.

India bet big on French Rafales, Israeli drones and American support. Pakistan bet on Chinese system integration and net-centric warfare. The outcome?

Chinese weapons work.

This wasn’t just a skirmish. It was a live-fire commercial for China’s defence industry and a serious blow to the West’s military prestige.