'When you have to shoot, shoot... don't talk': Kh Asif has hilarious message for India

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday shared a clip from the classic 1966 movie “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly" on his official X (formerly Twitter) account with the caption “No comments needed”. 

As tensions rise between Pakistan and India following the April 22 millitant attack in Pahalgam in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), relations between the two neighbouring nuclear-armed states nosedived. India illegally suspended the long-standing Indus Water Treaty (IWT) unilaterally in reaction to the attack in Pahalgam in IIOJK, which claimed the lives of 26 people, including a Nepalese national.

New Delhi linked Islamabad to the attack without offering any concrete evidence or a probe. Pakistan has strongly denied the accusations and offered a transparent and credible investigation into the matter.

Khwaja Asif posted a clip showing a man [representing India] with a gun entering an old house and finding his rival [representing Pakistan] lying in a bathtub filled with soapy water. “I have been looking for you for eight months. Whenever I have had a gun in my right hand, I thought of you. Now I find you in exactly the position that suits me. I had lots of time to learn how to shoot with my left,” he says.

The moment the dialogue gets finished, the other man [representing Pakistan] suddenly pulls a gun from beneath the bubbles and shoots him dead. He then delivers the famous line: “When you have to shoot, shoot. Don’t talk.”

Internet users flooded the comment section of Asif's post. Some found it humorous, while others criticized him. One social media users wrote, “I want to remind you that you are the Defence Minister of Pakistan. Start acting like the office you represent, not like someone trying to entertain a crowd.”

“Imagine the seriousness of a potential conflict threat with India…Pakistan’s Defence Minister is busy making memes,” another user wrote.

“You are the Defense Minister of a nuclear state. For God's sake, don't make a joke of this matter, wars destroy generations. it is inappropriate to sarcastically invite any war like this,” opined a netizen.

“Serious preparation of defence strategies against India in full swing. Defence Minister intends to make the Indians die of laughter,” said the fourth user.

Another said, “India says he is gonna defeat us and can't even handle our Khawaja Asif yet the whole Pakistan 😂.”