We will take down half the world: Pakistans Army Chief openly threatens nuclear war
Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir who is on a second visit to US, threatened the world with the country's nuclear power. Speaking at an event in Tampa, Florida he reportedly said that if Pakistan faces an existential threat in a future war with India, they would take down "half the world". He also addressed India's suspension of the Indus Water Treaty and said that if India builds any structure/dam on the river, his country would use its missiles to destroy it.
New Delhi: Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir has openly warned of a "nuclear war" from American soil. Speaking at an event in Tampa, Florida, Pakistan's Army Chief threatened to take down "half the world" if his country faced an existential threat in a future war with India.
We will take half the world down if we think we are going down: Munir
Munir was quoted by several media outlets as saying, "We are a nuclear nation. If we think we are going down, we'll take half the world down with us."
This is the first time that a nuclear threat has been delivered to a third country from US soil. The remarks were reportedly made during a dinner hosted for the Pakistan Army chief in Tampa. The dinner was hosted by Adnan Asad, who serves as the honorary consul for Tampa.
Munir on Indus Water Treaty
Asim Munir also threatened to destroy any structure which India builds on the Indus river, which could stop water flow to Pakistan. The military head said that Pakistan did not have any dearth of missiles.
According to Munir, India's decision to put the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance was affecting around 250 million people and putting them under risk of starvation.
Pakistan's Army chief reportedly said, "We will wait for India to build a dam, and when it does so, phir das missile sey faarigh kar dengey [we will destroy it with 10 missiles]" He said that the Indus River was not India's family property.
He reportedly said that Pakistan did not have any dearth of missiles.
This is the Pakistan's Army Chief's second visit to the US in just 2 months. During his last visit he was invited for lunch with US President Donald Trump on June 18. During that time he had proposed the name of the US leader for the Nobel Peace Prize for his peace-making efforts. He repeated this proposal at the Florida event.
India-Pakistan tensions addressed by Munir
During his speech, the Pakistan Army chief also touched upon the recent India-Pakistan tensions, post the Pahalgam attack. In fact, he dedicated a large part of his speech to the topic. He questioned India's decision to not share specific details about its losses during the 4-day war.
He said, "Indians should accept their losses, Sportsman spirit is a virtue." He said that Pakistan will also make its losses public, once India agrees to do so.