Khawaja Asif
Pakistan
Pakistan Muslim League
Federal Minister for Defence
government
Khawaja Muhammad Asif is a Pakistani politician who has served as the Defence Minister of Pakistan since 2022, having previously served in the post from 2013 to 2017. He has been a Member of the National Assembly (MNA) from Sialkot since 1993, he is one of the senior parliamentarians from his region, having secured seven consecutive terms in the National Assembly
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Sep 10, 2026
Far Left
Pakistan's defense minister said Islamabad continues its mediation efforts between Iran and the US.
Reformists welcome any third-party effort to de-escalate, but worry that such overtures are being undermined by hardline rhetoric at home.
Aug 12, 2026
Lean Left
Pakistan's defense minister said the U.S. and Iran are close to some arrangement on peace.
To the left, his comments reveal that allied intermediaries are doing the diplomacy Trump's maximum-pressure posture has made difficult.