Defence Minister hails Pakistan's progress, calls military chief's US visit a diplomatic success
Pakistan
Pakistan advancing on military, diplomatic and economic fronts: Khawaja Asif
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Defence Minister Khawaja Asif claimed that Pakistan is making significant progress in military, diplomatic, and economic domains, crediting the ongoing civil-military cooperation.
Speaking to journalists at Parliament House, Asif highlighted several national achievements, calling the recent meeting between Pakistan’s military chief and the US President a major diplomatic breakthrough.
He also pointed to economic improvements and asserted that Pakistan had gained a strategic advantage in its stance on India. "For the first time, a military chief from any country was invited to such a high-level event in the US — a clear sign of Pakistan’s growing stature," he added.
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Asif credited the "hybrid model" — a reference to joint civilian and military governance — for these accomplishments and insisted that unity between institutions was key to national progress.
On regional matters, he expressed solidarity with Iran, calling it a brotherly Islamic country facing a difficult time. He urged other Muslim nations to stand by Iran during this period.
