Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:21am on 11 Feb 2026,Wednesday International
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif delivered an unusually blunt critique of Islamabad’s past ties with the United States, telling the National Assembly that Pakistan was “used like toilet paper and then thrown away” after serving U.S. strategic goals, particularly in Afghanistan. He described the country’s alignment with Washington after 1999 and post-9/11 as a grave miscalculation that inflicted long-term damage, including prolonged violence and economic strain. Asif challenged the official narrative that Pakistan’s involvement in Afghan wars was driven by religious duty, instead calling it a damaging mistake. His remarks signal deep frustration in Pakistan’s political discourse over its foreign policy legacy. (PC: Getty Images)
