Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif on Saturday (November 1, 2025) once again claimed to have a war on two fronts. This statement of Khawaja Asif has come at a time when Pakistan has recently agreed to a ceasefire after the conflict with Afghanistan last month.

Amid deteriorating relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Khawaja Asif has accused India. He said that India wants Pakistan to remain busy and entangled on both the eastern and western borders. He referred to the recent clashes with Afghanistan on the country’s western border and the conflict with India on the eastern border during Operation Sindoor in May.

Afghanistan works as a proxy for India- Asif

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has earlier also been accusing Afghanistan of acting as a proxy for India. They have even warned that Pakistan may get trapped in a situation of war on two fronts.

While speaking about India, Khawaja Asif said that Delhi has been waging a proxy war against Pakistan since the reign of Ashraf Ghani and now its evidence is being widely accepted. Talking to Geo News, he said that if needed, we will present evidence. India wants Pakistan to remain entangled on both the eastern and western borders.

Ceasefire agreement signed between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Istanbul

Regarding the recent ceasefire with Afghanistan, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif expressed hope that the mediation of Qatar and Turkey will yield positive results. It is noteworthy that after the violent clashes on the Afghan-Pakistan border last month, on Thursday (October 30, 2025), both the countries held peace talks in Istanbul under the mediation of Qatar and Turkey and agreed to maintain the ceasefire. The conflict between these two countries started when Taliban Foreign Minister Aamir Khan Muttaki was on his visit to India.

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India-Taliban Relations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his counterpart of Afghanistan Aamir Khan Muttki on Thursday (May 15). During this time, India welcomed Afghanistan to strongly dismiss efforts to create mistrust between the two countries. This conversation took place on the phone. Publicly accepted. In this first phone conversation, Jaishankar appreciated the condemnation of Pahalgam terror attack by Muttki.

Jaishankar said, “Through a false and baseless report, I welcome the recent efforts to create mistrust between India and Afghanistan to be strongly dismissed on their behalf.” He was gesture to the news of a class of Pakistani media, which claimed that India had placed the Taliban in Pahalgam. Falls flag operation is called it, where the identity of the executioner of any campaign is completely hidden.

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– ANI (@ani) May 15, 2025

Advocates for the formation of an inclusive government
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar said, “Our traditional friendship with the Afghan people and continuous support for their development needs were outlined. Discussed ways and measures to carry forward cooperation. “The Foreign Minister described this conversation as” meaningful “. India has not yet recognized the Taliban system and is advocating the formation of an inclusive government in Kabul.

Afghanistan should not be used for terrorist activities
India is also emphasizing that the land of Afghanistan should not be used for terrorist activities against any country. A statement issued by Afghanistan said that the two sides, with bilateral relations, exchanged ideas on carrying forward trade and diplomatic participation with bilateral relations.