Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that not only did the international community stand with Pakistan amid tensions with India, but it even praised our stance throughout the crisis.

Speaking to Geo News, the minister noted that over the last several days, some countries demonstrated a clear tilt towards Pakistan.

“Turkiye, Azerbaijan and China are on our side, while Saudi Arabia and the UAE tilted towards us. It was muted, but in our communications, they were sympathetic to Pakistan,” he said.

“Nobody openly supported India. The main reason is that Modi could not substantiate his story,” Asif explained. “Every time we demanded evidence and to investigate the incident, the [Indian] narrative was wrecked and gave us a major diplomatic advantage.”

Asif said that nobody questioned Pakistan’s credibility, while that of India was brought into question.

“Their military assessment was proven incorrect; Pakistan’s assessment was far stronger and our forces were better equipped,” the defence minister added. “Diplomatically, they (India) expected that the world would stand with them and press Pakistan, but that did not happen at any stage.

“As an eyewitness, I can tell you that the international community praised our narrative because we demanded an investigation and that India had not presented any evidence for two weeks,” Asif said.

Pakistan is now standing among the most technologically advanced militaries in the world.