India, March 4 -- Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday invoked India while commenting on the ongoing Middle East conflict, warning that a regime change in Iran could align Tehran, New Delhi and Afghanistan against Pakistan.

In a lengthy post on social media platform X, Asif alleged that the war on Iran was driven by a "Zionist" agenda aimed at extending Israel's influence up to Pakistan's borders.

"Despite Iran's readiness for agreement, a war has been imposed upon them, and its agenda, orchestrated by the Zionists, includes bringing Israel's influence right up to Pakistan's border," Asif said in the post, as quoted by Geo News.

Pakistan has long accused India of using the Taliban as a proxy, a claim New Delhi denies. As...