Pakistan makes nuclear threat to Israel, in response to fake news

[Gabbar Singh]

Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad 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 def min threatens nuclear retaliation presuming pak role in Syria against Daesh. Israel forgets Pakistan is a Nuclear state too,” the Pakistani 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 criticized 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 Defense Minister,” wrote one commentator.

It’s not the first time Asif has brandished his country’s nuclear arsenal.

In September he threatened to use tactical nuclear weapons against arch-enemy India.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/pakistani-defense-minister-in-nuclear-threat-to-israel/

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Khawaja sahib was trying to please establishment and Mullah.

Failed attempt.

 

[Syed1]

Waisay hi dunya mein koi izaat nahi aur yeh jahil Noora aur gawa de..

 

[Syed1]

I don't see this news being covered any where in the Pakistani media (not even on the news organizations that vehemently oppose the government)

Perhaps a case of Israelis making a mountain out of a molehill.

 

[Saeed]

I don't see this news being covered any where in the Pakistani media (not even on the news organizations that vehemently oppose the government)

Perhaps a case of Israelis making a mountain out of a molehill.

But defense minister made this statement. Check the twitter of Khawaja Asif. Even if there is a threat he should deal with it silently. There is no need to announce it all over the twitter. But what's worse is he made over a fake news. There are so many of these fake news sites and people believe them without any fact checking. It's like my dad showing me random news from Facebook.

 

[street cricketer]

Come on, even a North Korean minister will not say "We will destroy them with a nuclear attack!".

On second thoughts, he might

In any case, the defense minister should have had a twitter advisor on these things.

 

[Jin Chacha]

In any case, the defense minister should have had a twitter advisor on these things.

With the way things are in our govt. they would make a whole twitter ministry with ten ministers and five sub committees of twenty advisors all drawing salaries from the national exchequer.

Plus managing a twitter account should be the full time job of our defense ministers anyway given that all the real decisions regarding defense are made somewhere else

 

[big_gamer007]

Lol don't they have a social media team who are supposed to cross verify stories before posting stupid things on twitter??

 

[GenericBrand]

Come on, even a North Korean minister will not say "We will destroy them with a nuclear attack!".

Iran is proud

 

[uberkoen]

This is also a fake news story

 

[Gabbar Singh]

This is also a fake news story

His tweet is still up, and it's from his verified account.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Israeli def min threatens nuclear retaliation presuming pak role in Syria against Daesh.Israel forgets Pakistan is a Nuclear state too AH</p>— Khawaja M. Asif (@KhawajaMAsif) <a href="https://twitter.com/KhawajaMAsif/status/812370140507545600">23 December 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[PakLFC]

Don't think even Israel is stupid enough to attack Pak's nuclear installations.

 

[Saeed]

Congrts to Jahil defense minister. He is made into headlines of international media. Koi Sharam hoti hai, Haya hoti hai. Perhaps he will be ashamed now.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pakistan-nuclear-israel-fake-news_us_585f2e8ae4b0de3a08f58fb6?na55be9er45y36jemi

I am surprised Imran has taken this issue up to embarrass N League.

 

[Zak_Fan]

Lol, this is so dumb, the tweet is still up.

 

[Varun]

Check the twitter of Khawaja Asif. Even if there is a threat he should deal with it silently. There is no need to announce it all over the twitter.

That's not the Pakistani way. Check out the cricket forum, where cricketers go all guns blazing on the media everyday, and twice on Sundays.

On a larger note, Israel is a country Pakistan should befriend. Of course, they can continue sympathizing with the Palestinian cause, but there's more to be gained from Israel than Palestine across all fronts: economic, defense and technology.

 

[Lonewarrior]

Asif should re-check before blabring..... but anyways .....

https://twitter.com/KhawajaMAsif/status/813092586852335616

 

[GujjarLife]

These morons from PML-N continue to embarrass Pakistan internationally. Pakistan has got nothing to do with Israel, and it is highly unlikely that they would make any threat or comment with regards to Pakistan. Khawaja Asif is a buffoon and doesn't know that.

 

[TSA321]

Unless I read it incorrectly, that's not a threat.

 

[Saeed]

Asif should re-check before blabring..... but anyways .....

https://twitter.com/KhawajaMAsif/status/813092586852335616

Why is he still talking about this over the Internet? He needs to apologize for believing in a fake site and delete his tweet.