In what appears to be a recent addition to his lengthy checklist of controversial remarks, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khwaja Asif has sparked outrage by taking a swipe at US politicians, claiming they freely settle for bribes from Israel and suggesting he would solely achieve this in secrecy.
Pakistan Unjustly Maligned For Corruption
The Pakistan Defence Minister stated this throughout an interview with journalist Shahzeb Khanzada on Geo TV. In the course of the interview, Asif argued that Pakistan is being unjustly maligned for corruption. Quite the opposite, he alleged that American politicians, lawmakers, and the ruling elite brazenly obtain monetary help from Israel and its lobbying teams.
“We’re being defamed for taking bribes. American politicians settle for bribes from Israel brazenly. If I’ve to take bribes, I’ll do it in a backroom someplace,” he stated.
“We’re being defamed for taking bribes. American politicians settle for bribes from Israel brazenly. If I’ve to take bribes, I’ll do it in a backroom someplace,” says Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khwaja Asif in a weird admission pic.twitter.com/4oasL9xHv3 — Shashank Mattoo (@MattooShashank) September 17, 2025
US Has Institutionalized Corruption
Khawaja Asif additional claimed that whereas Pakistan is continually accused of corruption, the US has institutionalized such practices below the guise of political funding.
In the identical program on Geo TV, Khawaja Asif additionally proposed the concept of Islamic international locations forming a collective safety system alongside the strains of NATO, which he described as a “defensive alliance.”
His feedback come at a time of heightened world tensions, as Israel intensifies its assaults on Gaza and US officers reaffirm their help for Tel Aviv. In the meantime, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to be battling a corruption trial, which he has dismissed as politically motivated.
Khawaja Asif’s Earlier Controversial Remarks
This isn’t the primary time Khawaja Asif has made daring allegations. Final month, he claimed that over half of Pakistan’s senior diplomats have been sending unlawful funds overseas, primarily to Portugal. He stated corruption lets bureaucrats acquire overseas belongings and citizenship, whereas politicians are left with solely “leftovers.”
Khawaja Asif had claimed that, in contrast to bureaucrats, politicians “don’t personal plots or maintain overseas citizenship” and solely get “leftovers” as a result of they need to contest elections, which restrict their capacity to get pleasure from such privileges.