New Delhi [India], August 11 : Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Monday said that the alleged nuke threat issued by Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir has exposed the neighbouring country as its intentions are now known to the world.
Suggesting that the "half the world" warning issued by Munir was a direct threat to Russia and the US, Tiwari asked, "Is the person who has threatened to destroy half the world worthy of sitting and eating lunch with you?"
"We are very proud of our Indian army. Pakistan has been exposed. Now the whole world knows what Pakistan's intention is. So the world should wake up. Those who do not support India on 'Operation Sindoor' should also wake up. We are confident that we will protect India, but this is a direct threat to Trump and Russia," he added.
Tiwari said that Munir's comments were "dangerous" and called for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take cognizance.
Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has, during his ongoing visit to the United States, said that Islamabad will defend its water rights "at all costs" if India proceeds with dam construction on the Indus River.
Further, Munir repeated his anti-India rhetoric, describing Kashmir as Pakistan's "jugular vein", stating that it is not India's internal matter but an unresolved international issue, Pakistan-based media outlet ARY News reported on Monday.
"We will wait for India to build a dam, and when they do so, we will destroy it," Munir told members of the Pakistani-American community in Tampa, Florida, according to a report published today in The Dawn.
ARY news cited Munir as condemning "Indian aggression under Operation Sindoor," and termed it a grave violation of Pakistan's sovereignty.
Further, Munir was quoted by ARY News as saying that "A bilateral conflict due to any mistake by India would be a huge blunder," Stating that Pakistan's response had successfully prevented a wider conflict, Munir also thanked US President Donald Trump for his role in defusing tensions between the two countries.
Ahead of the Pahalgam attack, India had strongly rebutted Pakistan Army Chief General Munir's remarks describing Kashmir as Pakistan's "jugular vein," calling the claim baseless and asserting that the only relationship Pakistan has with Kashmir is to vacate the territory it occupies illegally.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday issued a strong statement in response to remarks reportedly made by the Pakistani Chief of Army Staff during his visit to the United States.
"Our attention has been drawn to remarks reportedly made by the Pakistani Chief of Army Staff while on a visit to the United States. Nuclear sabre-rattling is Pakistan's stock-in-trade," the MEA official spokesperson said.
The spokesperson added, "The international community can draw its own conclusions on the irresponsibility inherent in such remarks, which also reinforce the well-held doubts about the integrity of nuclear command and control in a state where the military is hand-in-glove with terrorist groups."
The MEA spokesperson further expressed regret that these remarks were made from the soil of a friendly third country. "It is also regrettable that these remarks should have been made from the soil of a friendly third country," the official said.