'Burn in hell': Pak minister Khwaja Asif deletes post on Jews after Israel hits back

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Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, who triggered a controversy with his criticism of Israel appears to have backtracked by deleting his post on X. Amid a shaky truce between Iran and the US and possible negotiations likely in Islamabad on Saturday, Asif raked up a storm after he called Israel "evil and a curse for humanity".
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, who triggered a controversy with his criticism of Israel appears to have backtracked by deleting his post on X. Amid a shaky truce between Iran and the US and possible negotiations likely in Islamabad on Saturday, Asif raked up a storm after he called Israel "evil and a curse for humanity".
Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar also reacted, and called Asif's remarks antisemitic and also questioned Pakistan's position as a possible peace mediator between Iran and the US. The country also said that calling Israel “cancerous” amounted to calling for its annihilation.
source:hindustantimes.com