Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has openly criticised the country’s past alignment with the United States, stating that the latter treated Pakistan ‘worse than a piece of toilet paper’. The remarks come as ties warmed under Donald Trump’s second term. From the 2025 India-Pakistan ceasefire to crypto deals, is Islamabad now recalibrating its Washington strategy?
'Treated worse than a piece of toilet paper': What Pakistan defence minister’s remarks reveal about see-saw ties with US

