{"id":1606,"date":"2025-05-31T04:12:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T04:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=1606"},"modified":"2025-05-31T00:35:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T00:35:00","slug":"field-marshal-asim-munir-slams-indias-hydro-terrorism-in-quetta-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/05\/31\/field-marshal-asim-munir-slams-indias-hydro-terrorism-in-quetta-address","title":{"rendered":"Field Marshal Asim Munir Slams India\u2019s ‘Hydro-Terrorism’ in Quetta Address"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir, during a visit to the Quetta Command and Staff College on Friday, strongly criticized India\u2019s actions regarding the Indus Water Treaty, referring to them as \u201cunlawful and legally untenable hydro-terrorism.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Addressing faculty and student officers, the army chief emphasized the need for a peaceful resolution to the Kashmir dispute while cautioning against India\u2019s increasingly aggressive behavior in the region.<\/p>\n

His comments come on the heels of a military escalation in early May, which began when India, without presenting credible evidence, blamed Pakistan for a deadly attack in occupied Kashmir\u2019s Pahalgam.<\/p>\n

The situation quickly spiraled as India launched airstrikes inside Pakistani territory, resulting in civilian casualties. In retaliation, Pakistan downed five Indian aircraft. The confrontation only deescalated after American diplomatic intervention led to a ceasefire on May 10.<\/p>\n

Pakistan Will Not Be Coerced, Says COAS<\/h3>\n

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Field Marshal Munir reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s resolve to confront any form of aggression and asserted that the nation would never be coerced. He warned that India\u2019s exploitation of the Indus Water Treaty, which New Delhi has now placed in \u201cabeyance,\u201d amounts to a dangerous and destabilizing tactic.<\/p>\n

Highlighting the shifting nature of regional threats, the COAS stated that Pakistan is prepared to respond across the full spectrum of conflict. He paid tribute to the martyrs of Operation Bunyanum Marsoos<\/em>, reaffirming solidarity with their families and praising the resilience of the Pakistani people, whom he called \u201ca wall of steel\u201d in defense of the nation.<\/p>\n

Leadership, Innovation, and Future Warfare<\/h3>\n

Addressing the young officers, Field Marshal Munir stressed the importance of innovative thinking, research, and strategic preparedness.<\/p>\n

He praised the Command and Staff College Quetta for cultivating military leadership grounded in professionalism and commitment. \u201cTraining must reflect not only the current realities but also prepare us for the future battlefield, one that demands agility, innovation, and unwavering resolve,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Field Marshal Munir\u2019s promotion last week made him the second officer in Pakistan\u2019s history to receive the highest military rank, following Field Marshal Ayub Khan in 1959.<\/p>\n

His elevation was a recognition of his strategic leadership during the recent confrontation with India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir, during a visit to the Quetta Command and Staff College on Friday, strongly criticized India\u2019s actions regarding the Indus Water Treaty, referring to them as \u201cunlawful and legally untenable hydro-terrorism.\u201d Addressing faculty and student officers, the army chief emphasized the need for a peaceful resolution …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[615,616,617],"class_list":["post-1606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","tag-asim-munir","tag-hydro-terrorism","tag-indus-water-treaty"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1606"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1610,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1606\/revisions\/1610"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}