Overview

• Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi publicly echoed Field Marshal Asim Munir’s crude comparison of India to a “shining Mercedes” and Pakistan to a “dump truck full of gravel.”
• Naqvi attributed the analogy to a meeting with a Saudi delegation, challenging earlier reports that it was made at a Tampa black-tie dinner.
• Munir’s warning to "take half the world down" if Pakistan falls, along with his threat to destroy contested dams with missiles, has heightened concerns about nuclear command vulnerabilities.
• India’s Ministry of External Affairs condemned the remarks as irresponsible for jeopardizing regional nuclear stability.
• Naqvi also claimed that none of India’s missiles struck Pakistani targets, a position that conflicts with Indian operational reports from Operation Sindoor.