Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday urged former US President Donald Trump to help ease tensions with Afghanistan’s Taliban-controlled government. Lauding Trump’s past peace efforts, Asif said he would openly welcome the American leader’s mediation in the ongoing negotiations.
When asked about Trump’s possible role in the peace process, Asif praised him as a “leader of peace,” noting that Trump had “made efforts to bring harmony between nations” and had successfully “negotiated peace in seven wars.”
Two-Front War Loading: Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif Blames India in Afghan ‘Proxy War’“I think presidents in America have been responsible for wars. This is the first president (Trump) who has stopped wars. In the last 15–20 years, the US has sponsored wars, and he (Trump) is the first president to negotiate peace. If he wants to look into the Pakistan-Afghanistan war, he is most welcome,” Asif said on GeoTV.During the interview on GeoTV, Asif also made a bizarre claim against India, accusing New Delhi of sponsoring the Taliban and waging a proxy war against Pakistan.Islamabad’s leadership, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir, has repeatedly nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, calling him a leader who ended wars.Earlier, Shehbaz Sharif had openly welcomed Trump’s mediation during India’s counterterror action under Operation Sindoor, which was launched in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
