Fake Marshal: Pakistan Field Marshal Asim Munir lies again, says 'India begged' for ceasefire during Operation Sindoor

Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir has come under scrutiny after making false statements at a diaspora event in Belgium, where he claimed that India was “forced to beg for a ceasefire” during the recent India-Pakistan conflict and that US President Donald Trump had to intervene to mediate, as reported by HT. These assertions contradict official Indian accounts and were made during a closed-door event organized by the Overseas Pakistani Foundation near Brussels on August 11.

False claims on ceasefire and conflict
Munir’s remarks sharply contrast with facts presented by the Indian government following Operation Sindoor. The ceasefire between India and Pakistan was reached through Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) level talks, with no mediation by the United States. In fact, on May 10, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, informing him that Pakistan was seeking a ceasefire after India’s successful strike on Nur Khan air base using BrahMos and SCALP missiles. Jaishankar made it clear that any ceasefire proposal needed to come formally from Pakistan’s DGMO through established channels.

At the Belgium event, Munir falsely claimed that Pakistan had given a “befitting reply” to India by shooting down “advanced Indian aircraft,” which earned Pakistan new global respect. He also alleged that India peddled false victimhood over terrorism while “discreetly supporting trans-border terror” in Pakistan, Canada, and the US—charges consistently denied by New Delhi. Munir further stated that the international community “only respects power” and that India had no option but to seek a ceasefire, prompting Trump’s intervention.

Crude analogy comparing India and Pakistan
During a private dinner in Florida last week, Munir used what he called an “unusual crude analogy” to describe the relationship between the two neighbours. “I am going to use a crude analogy to explain the situation... India is a shining Mercedes coming on a highway like a Ferrari, but we are a dump truck full of gravel. If the truck hits the car, who will be the loser?” Munir said. This was part of his second visit to the US in two months.

Repeated aggressive rhetoric and nuclear threats
This was not Munir’s first instance of aggressive or false statements about the conflict. During his visit to Washington last week, he reportedly warned the Pakistani diaspora in Tampa, Florida, that Pakistan would not hesitate to use nuclear weapons if its survival was threatened. He was quoted saying, “We are a nuclear nation. If we think we are going down, we’ll take half the world down with us.”

India’s response and condemnation
Indian officials dismissed Munir’s comments as typical rhetoric from Pakistan’s military, especially when it enjoys Western support. A government source described such statements as symptomatic of Pakistan’s lack of democracy, with the military controlling the country and possibly eyeing a political role for Munir despite his denials.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) condemned the remarks as “nuclear sabre-rattling” and evidence of Pakistan’s recklessness. The ministry’s statement said, “The international community can draw its own conclusions on the irresponsibility inherent in such remarks, which also reinforce well-held doubts about the integrity of nuclear command and control in a state where the military is hand-in-glove with terrorist groups.”