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Topic: Pakistan Army

ThePrint Exclusive: Asim Munir’s India nuke threat from US ballroom—‘will take half the world down’

Speaking at black-tie dinner in Tampa, Pakistan army chief Asim Munir, ThePrint has learnt, also said, ‘we will wait for India to build a dam, and when it does so, we will destroy it with ten missiles’.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

At least 9 terrorists killed, three officials injured in counter-terrorism operation in Pakistan

Two police and one army officer injured in the operation were rushed to hospital. The joint operation was based on intel about terrorists in Shinawari Zargari, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Pakistan’s strong biceps, weak budgets routine & apology cards in Elon’s cart

Pakistan's strong biceps, weak budgets routine & apology cards in Elon’s cart

Lashkar’s renewed blossoming shows war hasn’t coerced Pakistan Army into giving up on Kashmir

Islamabad knows it cannot take Kashmir by force, and yet it persists in waging a war without an end. To give up the conflict would mean giving up the idea on which the project of Pakistan rests.

Pakistan loses plot as Munir gifts Sharif photo of 2017 Chinese drill, passing it off as Op Bunyanum

Munir presented the framed painting, which shows striking resemblance to a Chinese military drill, as a gift to PM Shehbaz Sharif at a dinner last week hosted by the Army chief.

No Pakistani general has survived an extended term. Gen Asim Munir won’t be any different

Another five-year term for Gen Asim Munir after 2027 could open up a Pandora’s box, as it has for previous Pakistani generals during their second extended tenures.

Give Asim Munir more power, say Pakistanis. Field Marshal rank isn’t enough

Pakistani journalist described Munir's new appointment as part of a “hybrid 2.0” model—one with no clear selection criteria, no oversight committee, and no parliamentary debate.

Srinagar airbase is vulnerable to Pakistan attack. These are ways to secure it

The Pakistan Air Force has consistently targeted the Srinagar airfield to neutralise Indian military assets—be it in 1947, 1965, 1971, or 2025.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir promoted to field marshal, air chief Zaheer Ahmed Babar’s tenure extended

Field marshal is Pakistan's highest military designation, and Munir's promotion makes him only the second officer after Ayub Khan to reach the rank.

On Camera

MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.