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centerLIVE UPDATEPakistan's defence minister calls Israel 'curse for humanity' in deleted post
Submitted by Daniel Tester on Fri, 04/10/2026 - 11:59 Pakistan is set to mediate talks between the US and Iran from Saturday Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad on 20 October 2025 (Reuters) Off Pakistan's defence minister, Khawaja Asif, called Israel "evil" and a "curse for humanity" in an X post on Thursday, just hours before US and Iranian delegations were due to arrive in Islamabad for peace talks mediated by Pakistan. In the post, whic
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