New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- the Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir, who on Sunday visited Washington for the second time in a span of two months, threatened to plunge the region into nuclear war if Islamabad faces an existential threat.

"We are a nuclear nation, if we think we are going down, we'll take half the world down with us," reported ThePrint, quoting Field Marshal Asim Munir as saying.

Munir made the threatning comment during a black-tie dinner hosted by businessman Adnan Asad, who is the honorary consul in Tampa.

Further raking the issue of Indus Waters Treaty, Munir said that India's decision to place it in abeyance could put 250 million at risk of starvation. "We will wait for India to build a dam, and when it does so, phir 10 missil...