Amid escalating hostilities between Kabul and Islamabad, Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday stated that all Afghans living in his country must head back to their homeland, declaring that the era of old relations with its neighbour is over.

The Pakistani Defence Minister emphasized that the nation’s land and resources belong to 250 million Pakistanis and not Afghans.

“All Afghans residing on Pakistani soil must return to their homeland; they now have their own government, their own caliphate in Kabul," Asif said in a post on social media.

“Our land and resources belong to 250 million Pakistanis," the Pakistani Minister added.

His remarks came amid heightened tensions between the two neighbours as a 48-hour ceasefire expired at 6 pm local time. Reports suggested the truce

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