Khawaja Muhammad Asif is a Pakistani politician who serves as the Defence Minister of Pakistan since 19 April 2022. Asif previously served in the National Assembly of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms: from 1993 to 1999, 2002 to 2018, and August 2018 to August 2023. He also serves as Pakistan's Minister of Aviation since 11 March 2024, and was the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to April 2018 and simultaneously served as the Minister for Defence and Minister for Water and Power in the under Nawaz Sharif's third term from 2013 to 2017.
Amid growing military strikes between Pakistan and India, confusion surrounds Pakistan's response. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif..
