{
  "id": 345705,
  "title": "Pakistani defence minister calls for 'united military front' against Israel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/pakistani-defence-minister-calls-for-united-military-front-against",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T04:06:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/pakistani-defence-minister-calls-united-military-front-against-israel-0"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has urged for a united military front against Israel, describing it as a threat to the entire Muslim world. Speaking to Pakistan's Geo News, Asif stated that Israel's actions, rooted in the Balfour Declaration, constitute an illegitimate state. He emphasized that Palestinians have historically resisted and that the Islamic world must unite to address the issue. Asif firmly believes that the situation cannot be resolved until the aspirations of the Palestinian people are met. He noted that Israel's anti-Palestinian and anti-Islamic nature would persist regardless of the leadership, and it would continue to play Muslim nations against one another.",
  "summary": "Pakistani defence minister calls for 'united military front' against Israel Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif has called for a “united military front” against Israel, calling it “a threat to the entire Muslim world”. In an interview with Pakistan’s Geo News, after the country signed a landmark defence agreement with Turkey and Saudi Arabia, Asif said: “Given Israel’s current conduct, as…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/345705.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}