Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has deleted a post on X after Israel issued a stern response to his remarks, slamming its neutrality as a peace arbiter.
Asif had called Israel 'evil and a curse for humanity' and expressed hope that those who created the 'cancerous state' on Palestinian land 'burn in hell.'
Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu's office and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar reacted strongly to Asif's remarks, calling them antisemitic and questioning Pakistan's position as a possible peace mediator between Iran and the US.
As tensions rise, Islamabad has turned into a fortress as Iranian and American delegates begin to arrive for potential talks this week.
