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Pakistan's Army Chief Issues Nuclear Threats to India

8/11/2025

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Tensions escalated as Pakistan's Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, issued chilling nuclear threats at a Tampa event, vowing to take "half the world down" if India posed an existential threat. India's Ministry of External Affairs swiftly condemned his remarks, labeling them reckless and reaffirming that India will not yield to nuclear coercion.

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Tensions escalated as Pakistan's Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, issued chilling nuclear threats at a Tampa event, vowing to take "half the world down" if India posed an existential threat. India's Ministry of External Affairs swiftly condemned his remarks, labeling them reckless and reaffirming that India will not yield to nuclear coercion.