Kh Asif makes nuclear threat to Israel on Twitter

[Dawood Ibrahim]

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif tweeted a veiled nuclear threat at Israel, apparently after taking affront at a fake news article where Israel purportedly warned Islamabad against meddling in Syria.

“Israeli defence minister threatens nuclear retaliation presuming Pak role in Syria against Daesh. Israel forgets Pakistan is a nuclear state too,” the minister tweeted on Friday.

Israel Radio said Saturday that Asif was responding to a fake news story on the website AWDnews.com, which falsely reported that Israel responded to a Pakistani promise to send troops to Syria with a threat of nuclear attack.

The unfounded story even mistakenly attributes the threat to Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon. Ya’alon left the Defense Ministry in May and was replaced by current Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman.

Israel has never publicly confirmed or denied possessing nuclear weapons, nor issued threats to use nuclear weapons. It would be beyond unlikely for it to brazenly threaten Pakistan that “we will destroy them with a nuclear attack,” as the report claimed that Ya’alon did on Tuesday. Such ostensible comments by Ya’alon would have caused major headlines worldwide.

Asif’s tweet was roundly criticised on twitter, with many calling on him to act in a more responsible manner. “Oh Khawaja Saab, It’s a fake news from fake news outlets. Act like a Defence minister,” wrote one commentator. It’s not the first time Asif has brandished his country’s nuclear arsenal.


http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/blog/2016/12/25/kh-asif-makes-nuclear-threat-to-israel-on-twitter/

@tps77 @Mentee

 

[Dawood Ibrahim]

 

[CriticalThought]

More embarrassment at international level. This is simply incompetence. These guys should resign and hand over the reigns to people who actually know what they are doing.

 

[war&peace]

Kh. Asif should have confirmed the news before tweeting and becoming a laughing stock and an embarrassment for Pakistan. NS govt thy name is incompetency and corruption.

 

[Mansoon]

More geniuses from pmln government of Nawaz Sharif
@Mountain Jew @Natan @500

 

[Mughal-Prince]

It was fake or whatever but that is the way they check the mode and then move on further.
Still Mr. Asif should have done it all responsibly by sending a message through back channel and told them don't make a foul play with us or you know what will be the consequences.
With our nuclear arsenal we must be tight lipped and stay calm its not something to flaunt in others face after every now and then. This won't leave a good impression.

 

[Lagay Raho]

sad part is that these people don't know what shame is anymore so its just going to be a normal day for him

 

[war&peace]

It was fake or whatever but that is the way they check the mode and then move on further.
Still Mr. Asif should have done it all responsibly by sending a message through back channel and told them don't make a foul play with us or you know what will be the consequences.
With our nuclear arsenal we must be tight lipped and stay calm its not something to flaunt in others face after every now and then. This won't leave a bad impression.

These goons are just an embarrassment and an eternal disgrace for the humanity

 

[Khanate]

Jews are sensitive to threats of extinctions considering what the Europeans did to them. Khawaja Asif shouldn't try to scare them like that.

 

[Mansoon]

Jews are sensitive to threats of extinctions consider what the Europeans did to them. Khawaja Asif shouldn't try to scare them like that.

Really? He was giving real threats based on false news

 

[Khanate]

Really? He was giving real threats based on false news

There are better ways of responding, i.e., official channels, discussions with the head of state, feedback from the Pakistan Armed Forces etc. Behaving like Donald Trump and conducting diplomacy like a teenager on Twitter is not the answer.

 

[The Sandman]

Oh god it wasn't a threat people he simply reminded them that Pakistan have nukes too the level of journalism is just touching new low everyday and it's a twitter account not official statement so calm down people.

 

[خره مينه لګته وي]

Now I'm waiting for Israelis to respond to Khj Asif tweet I hope no one will borther to respond

 

[Path-Finder]

Khawaja made a threat and that on a non serious news!! what brainless chaval both as defence and wapda minister!

 

[Khanate]

Oh god it wasn't a threat people he simply reminded them that Pakistan have nukes too the level of journalism is just touching new low everyday.

He shouldn't have done that either.

Is he the Defence Minister of Pakistan or a hormonal teenager who says whatever he feels like on Twitter? Trolling on Twitter is our responsibility, not the Defence Ministers'.