Khawaja Asif reminds ‘linguistic niceties’ take a backseat during a genocide

By Haris Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif recently unleashed a blistering verbal assault against Reza Pahlavi, the US-based exiled son of Iran’s last Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, while simultaneously condemning Western inaction over Israel’s military operations in Gaza. His tweet on X formerly Twitter on Tuesday caused a stir as many felt that the language perhaps did not suit his stature. However, Asif was also quick to shut down such criticism as well by reminding his followers that in a time of genocide, schooling one on linguistics may not be the best way to proceed.

The senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader accused Pahlavi of being a sell-out and challenged him to return to Iran to lead the movement instead of “standing with genocidal maniac [Benjamin] Netanyahu.”

If Iranian people are energised and motivated according to you, show some balls and go back and lead them and remove the regime. Put your money where your arse is, bloody parasitical imperial whore.

The minister’s unusually harsh language came in response to Pahlavi’s recent comments about Iran’s domestic politics.

It is sad that there are people who are worried about linguistic niceties when a genocide is taking place under the watch of “civilised world”, 1000s of children are being butchered non stop.
This is not a sit down dinner where one should mind the language and manners. Pahlavi…