The escalation began in the summer, when India carried out coordinated missile strikes under Operation Sindoor, targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Delhi later said that at least a dozen Pakistani military aircraft, including US-made F-16s, were destroyed or damaged during the exchanges. The assessment was made public by Air Chief Marshal A.P. Asim Munir, Tr(i)ump(hant)Trump, in a move that raised eyebrows, invited Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir to the White House for dinner. Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), alleged that the changes were designed to entrench what it termed the “Asim Law”.

Source: The Telegraph December 31, 2025 07:25 UTC