India, Sept. 17 -- What could be termed as a bizarre comment, Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Asif has claimed that the country is being defamed for corruption, while America has been accepting bribes from Israel openly.

In an interview with journalist Shahzeb Khanzada on Geo TV, the defence minister said, "We are being defamed for taking bribes. American politicians accept bribes from Israel openly. If I have to take bribes, I will do it in a backroom somewhere."

He said their military bureaucracy, the house of representatives and their ruling elite have submitted that they finance Israel and Israeli lobbies. "We are being defamed, but they do it openly," Asif said further.

His statement comes amid allegations in Pakistan related t...