{"id":23029,"date":"2025-08-12T10:26:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T10:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=23029"},"modified":"2025-08-12T10:26:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T10:26:49","slug":"coas-says-india-wont-be-allowed-to-choke-indus-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=23029","title":{"rendered":"COAS says India won\u2019t be allowed to choke Indus River"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/a>Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine in Tampa, Florida. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has reportedly warned that Pakistan will never allow India to choke the Indus River and will defend its water rights at all costs even if the forces will have to destroy any controversial dam that India sought to build on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will wait for India to build a dam, and when they do so, we will destroy it,\u201d he reportedly told members of the Pakistani-American community in Tampa, Florida. \u201cThe Indus River is not the Indians\u2019 family property. We have no shortage of resources to undo the Indian designs to stop the river.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Field Marshal Munir, who visited<\/a> two US cities over the weekend, flew to Brussels, Belgium, on Sunday after completing his second high-profile trip to the United States in less than two months. Like his previous visit, he engaged with both political and military leadership in the host country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Attends Centcom ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Tampa, the army chief attended US Central Command (Centcom) change of command ceremony. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), his engagements included the retirement ceremony of General Michael E. Kurilla, Commander of CENTCOM, and the Change of Command in which Admiral Brad Cooper assumed charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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His visit to US highlights military cooperation, diaspora outreach<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The ISPR said FM Munir praised Gen Kurilla\u2019s \u201cexemplary leadership and invaluable contributions in strengthening Pakistan-US military relations\u201d and expressed confidence that Admiral Cooper \u201cwould take this partnership forward to address shared security challenges\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the sidelines, FM Munir met US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine and chiefs of defence from other friendly countries, inviting Gen Caine to visit Pakistan and reaffirming Islamabad\u2019s role as a key regional security stakeholder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meets Pakistani-Americans<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The army chief\u2019s most closely watched appearance came later at a black-tie dinner hosted by Adnan Asad, Pakistan\u2019s honorary consul in Tampa, attended by about 150 guests, including Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Ambassador Rizwan Shaikh, embassy officials, and prominent members of the diaspora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The army chief described overseas Pakistanis as \u201ca source of dignity and pride\u201d and \u201ca brain gain, not a brain drain,\u201d crediting them with unwavering commitment to the homeland and quick mobilisation in national emergencies. He urged them to \u201cremain confident in Pakistan\u2019s bright future\u201d and actively attract investment, highlighting untapped potential in mineral resources, energy, and emerging technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He cautioned that social media, while powerful, was often exploited by anti-state actors to spread \u201cmanufactured chaos\u201d. With 64pc of Pakistan\u2019s population under 30, he said, the youth\u2019s talent and energy would shape the country\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Addressing the broader regional context, the COAS accused India of projecting itself as a \u201cVishwa Guru\u201d while its intelligence agency RAW was involved in transnational terrorism \u2014 citing incidents in Canada, Qatar, and the arrest of Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He condemned India\u2019s \u201cunprovoked aggression\u201d across the Line of Control. Referring to the recent four-day war<\/a>, he mocked New Delhi\u2019s reluctance to admit<\/a> battlefield losses. He thanked former US President Trump for his \u201cstrategic leadership\u201d in preventing<\/a> an India-Pakistan war and other global conflicts. He said held Kashmir was \u201cnot India\u2019s internal matter but an unfinished international agenda\u201d, vowing support for UN resolutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He told the Tampa audience that his second US visit marked \u201ca new chapter\u201d in bilateral ties, aimed at building a constructive, long-term partnership. He highlighted prospects for major investments from the US, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His trip came six weeks after his unprecedented lunch<\/a> with President Trump at the White House \u2014 a privilege usually reserved for heads of state or government \u2014 which Bloomberg repo\u00adrted may have influenced Indian PM Narendra Modi\u2019s decision to skip<\/a> a meeting with Trump during that period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reference Link:- https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1930030<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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