Khawaja Asif advises Israel to take Iron Dome technology from Imran Khan

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) stalwart Khawaja Asif has advised Israel to acquire the "world's best iron dome" technology from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan.

The Defence Minister took to microblogging site X to share his two cents on the matter.

"World's best iron dome.. Israel should take the technology of this iron dome from Imran Khan," Asif said in a post on X.

He also shared a picture of Khan using a bulletproof bucket to cover his head during court appearances, poking fun at the situation.

World’s best iron dome.. اسرائیلُ کو عمران خانُ سے اس آئرن ڈوم کی ٹیکنالوجی لینی چائیے ویسے بھی رشتے داری ھے کوئ میزائل نہیں وڑ سکے گا شرطیہ pic.twitter.com/HCO1lO9AjC

— Khawaja M. Asif (@KhawajaMAsif) October 2, 2024

Iron Dome is a technology, which is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from distances of 4 to 70 kilometres.

Asif's remarks came a day after Iran's massive ballistic missile attack on Israeli territories on Tuesday.

Iran launched over 200 missiles from cities including Isfahan, Tabriz, Khorramabad, Karaj, and Arak, specifically targeting the Nevatim Airbase, which houses Israel's F-35 fighter jets. 

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed the attacks were in retaliation for the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, and an Iranian general in Lebanon.

“In response to the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh, Hassan Nasrallah and Nilforoushan, we targeted the heart of the occupied territories,” the statement read.

The IRGC claimed that hypersonic missiles were employed in the attack for the first time and successfully hit 90 percent of the targets.

On the other hand, the United States (US) said it helped top ally Israel to shoot down most of the nearly 200 projectiles that were fired by Iran.