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Pakistan Defence Minister calls PoJK protesters 'enemies like India', defends deadly police crackdown
Updated On: 29 July, 2026 01:25 PM IST | Islamabad | mid-day online correspondent
Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif defended Islamabad's crackdown on protesters in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, calling them "enemies like India". The remarks came as reports claimed over 40 people were killed during the JAAC-led long march and videos purportedly showed security forces firing on civilians

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif. FILE PIC
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has defended Islamabad's crackdown on protesters in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), saying he considers the demonstrators "enemies like India".
Pakistan's Defence Minister defends police killing over 40 PoK protesters, calls them 'enemies like India'
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· Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has defended Islamabad's brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), saying he considers the… pic.twitter.com/RAeJF6uFOb


