‘Nuclear sabre-rattling is Pakistan’s stock-in-trade’: MEA condemns Pak’s army chief Asim Munir’s statements in US

“We are a nuclear nation. If we believe we are going down, we will take half the world down with us,” he reportedly stated.

These comments mark the first known nuclear threats made from US territory against a third country. Munir made the remarks during a dinner hosted by Tampa businessman Adnan Asad, who is also the city’s honorary consul.

Regarding the Indus Waters Treaty, Munir warned that Pakistan would destroy any Indian infrastructure on the Indus River that restricts water flow to Pakistan. He said New Delhi’s suspension of the treaty after the Pahalgam terror attack in April could endanger 250 million people with starvation.

“We will wait for India to build a dam, and when it does, we will destroy it with 10 missiles… The Indus River does not belong to India alone. Thankfully, we have no shortage of missiles,” Munir said, according to reports.

This visit to the US is Munir’s second in two months. On his previous visit, he attended a White House luncheon with President Trump on June 18 and proposed nominating Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize, a suggestion he reiterated at the Florida event.