Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir has issued an explicit nuclear threat against India while speaking at a private event in Tampa, Florida, during his second visit to the US in two months. According to reports, Munir warned that if Pakistan faced an existential threat in a future war with India, it would “take half the world down” with it.
“We are a nuclear nation. If we think we are going down, we’ll take half the world down with us,” he reportedly said. This is believed to be the first time a Pakistani military leader has made such a threat from US soil.
Indus Waters Dispute
Munir also targeted India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty following the April Pahalgam terror attack, claiming it could leave 250 million Pakistanis at risk of starvation. He vowed to destroy any dams India might build on the Indus River.
“We will wait for India to build a dam, and when it does, we will destroy it with ten missiles. We have no shortage of missiles, al-hamdulillah,” he said.
India-Pakistan Conflict
Referring to the recent four-day military conflict between the two countries, Munir criticised India for not disclosing details of its losses, while pledging that Pakistan would reveal its own if India did the same. Reading from prepared notes, he said he had ordered a tweet referencing a Quranic verse, Surah Al-Fil, alongside an image of industrialist Mukesh Ambani to signal what Pakistan might do “next time.”
He also threatened that any future escalation would begin with strikes on India’s eastern regions, “where they have located their most valuable resources,” before moving westward.
Unusual Comparisons and Political Ambitions
In a striking analogy, Munir described India as a “Mercedes” and Pakistan as a “dump truck full of gravel,” warning that if the truck hit the car, “who is going to be the loser?”
Addressing speculation about his political ambitions, the army chief suggested that military involvement in governance was justified, saying, “They say war is too serious to be left to the Generals, but politics is also too serious to be left to the politicians.”
The Tampa event, hosted by businessman Adnan Asad, drew around 120 Pakistani-origin attendees and reportedly barred mobile phones. A representative of the Israel Defence Forces was also said to be present.
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