Pakistan is employing a classic "good-cop–bad-cop" strategy. If you think Khawaja Asif can tweet in such a flared-up manner on such a sensitive issue without dictation and approval, I have a bridge to sell you.
Khawaja's tweet is payback to Israel for sabotaging the Pakistan-brokered Lebanon ceasefire and leaving even the Iranian ceasefire fragile. Meanwhile, the real stakeholders (like Vance and CENTCOM Chief) will simply be told: "The Defence Minister is a political figurehead with no tangible power. Ignore his indulgence in rhetoric. Let us adults talk serious ceasefire business."
Simple. Effective. Deft. Statecraft.
Everyone who is saying Khawaja Asif’s tweet is irresponsible, you all are MF cowards!
He said what every Muslim wanted to say.
Truth isn��t always polite, and courage rarely looks “diplomatic.”
So proud of him 👏