Pakistan should throw out Afghans like Iran has: Defence Minister
- In an interview with Syed Talat Hussain on Samaa TV, Pakistan's Defence Minister has said that his country should throw out the Afghans like Iran has.
By Pakistan Space Agency
Monday, 06 October 2025
In an interview aired on Samaa TV, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif has said that Afghanistan was the last country to recognise Pakistan and for the last 78 years Pakistan has only had either sour or bitter relations with the country.
He said that two military dictators who wanted to solidify their own rules, opened the doors to millions of Afghan refugees just to appease the United States.
He said, although the refugees are being returned today, this is being done too softly, and that they should be thrown out of the country like Iran is doing by not tolerating any of them.
He said, Afghans in the country curse the people, yet they are provided with employment opportunities by the same people, rich and the poor alike that the Afghans curse.
He went on to say that Pakistan should have a strong border with Afghanistan like all nations have with one another because Pakistan will never receive any goodwill from that country.
He said, although Afghanistan is a neighbour, they are conspiring against the country by giving refuge to Pakistan’s enemies who have maimed and martyred thousands, and yet the Afghan Government says they are Pakistan's brothers. That is the situation and there’s no need to be living in a fool’s paradise.
On the question of what should be done about this. The Defence Minister said relations with the country should be limited because, “They were yesterday with India, today with India and tomorrow also they will be with India.”
He said that those behind bringing in all these Afghans to Pakistan have committed crimes against the state. They did it just to solidify their own interests.
On the question of whether Pakistan should be worried about Afghanistan’s growing relations with India. He said, this shouldn't worry but the nation needs to stop living in the grey zone. People should be able to differentiate between Pakistan's friends and foes and there's no need to unnecessarily make anyone an enemy.
If Afghans are good with Pakistan, that's fine but there's no need for Pakistan to get too close with Afghanistan, Khwaja Asif concluded.