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Savlan Capital snaps up seven Jacksonville buildings for $52M
A Florida-based real estate firm has made a significant investment in Jacksonville's office market as the new owner aims to fill a substantial amount of vacant space through an aggressive leasing strategy.
Time of India
14 hours ago
- Time of India
Asim Munir spews venom again, says Pakistan will wait for India to build dam on Indus, 'phir 10 missile sey gira denge'
India is like Mercedes: Munir Live Events You Might Also Like: On US soil, Pakistan's Asim Munir threatens to nuke and take half the world down References to past conflict Call for diaspora involvement Diplomatic reference and closing remarks (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir , has threatened India that his country would target dams with missiles if the Indus Waters Treaty remains suspended, a report by The Print stated. Speaking at a private dinner in Tampa, Florida, Munir told members of the Pakistani diaspora, 'We will wait for India to build a dam, and when it does so, phir 10 missile sey faarigh kar dengey [we will destroy it with 10 missiles].''The Indus river is not the Indians' family property. Humein missilon ki kami nahin hai, al-Hamdulillah [we have no shortage of missiles, Praise be to God],' he remarks were delivered at a black-tie dinner hosted by Adnan Asad, Pakistan's honorary consul in Tampa. The event was attended by around 120 Florida-based members of the Pakistani diaspora. Guests were prohibited from carrying mobile phones or digital devices into the venue, and no official transcript of the speech was released. ThePrint reported that it reconstructed the speech using accounts from multiple was in Florida to attend the retirement ceremony of General Michael Kurilla, outgoing commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM). General Michael Kurilla had praised Pakistan as a 'phenomenal partner' to the US in countering terrorism. The General was also conferred Pakistan's highest civilian one of the most unusual moments of his speech, Munir likened the two countries to vehicles on a highway. 'India is shining Mercedes coming on a highway like Ferrari [sic], but we are a dump truck full of gravel. If the truck hits the car, who is going to be the loser?' he comparison was aimed at portraying Pakistan as a state capable of inflicting severe damage despite India's greater economic and technological criticised India's refusal to release casualty figures from the recent Four-Day war, calling on New Delhi to 'accept their losses' and adding, 'Sportsman spirit is a virtue.' He said he had offered to release Pakistan's loss figures publicly, on the condition that India do the army chief also referred to a past social media post during the conflict, saying, 'Ek tweet karwaya tha with Surah Fil and a picture of [industrialist] Mukesh Ambani to show them what we will do the next time.' The Surah Fil verse refers to birds dropping stones on enemy elephants, reducing them 'to chewed-up straw.'Addressing the audience, Munir urged overseas Pakistanis to contribute more to the country's interests. Using a metaphor with Hindi film-style phrasing, he said, 'Kisi ki maa kaali ho sakti hai, aur kisi ki dharti-maa kaali ho sakti hai, par maa maa hoti hai [someone's mother might be dark-skinned, and the earth of someone's motherland might be dark, but a mother is a mother].'He claimed that Pakistan, as one of two states founded on the basis of the Kalimah, would be blessed by God with natural resources, including rare earth metals, minerals, and also commented on recent India-US tensions, suggesting Pakistan could teach 'masterclasses on balancing rival powers.' He added, 'The real reason for our success is that we are not misers. If someone does good work, we praise and appreciate them. That is why we nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Prize.'
NDTV
14 hours ago
- NDTV
"We'll Take Half World Down With Us": Pak Army Chief Asim Munir's Nuclear Threat In US
Washington: Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir has openly warned of a "nuclear war" from American soil. Addressing an event in Tampa, Florida, Pakistan's de facto military ruler threatened to take down "half the world" if his country faced an existential threat in a future war with India. "We are a nuclear nation. If we think we are going down, we'll take half the world down with us," he said, according to reports. The remarks were the first nuclear threats known to have ever been delivered from US soil against a third country. They were reportedly made during a dinner hosted for Munir by businessman Adnan Asad, who serves as the honorary consul for Tampa. On The Indus Waters Treaty Pakistan's Field Martial also threatened to destroy any infrastructure that India builds on the Indus water channels-- which could impede water flow to Pakistan-- saying his country has no dearth of missiles. Munir claimed that New Delhi's decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty into abeyance after the Pahalgam terror attack in April could put 250 million people at risk of starvation. "We will wait for India to build a dam, and when it does so, phir das missile sey faarigh kar dengey [we will destroy it with 10 missiles]...The Indus River is not the Indians' family property. Humein missilon ki kami nahin hai, al-hamdulillah [we have no shortage of missiles, Praise be to God]," Munir reportedly said. The Pakistan Army Chief is on his second visit to the US in two months. On his last visit, he was invited for a White House luncheon with President Trump on June 18. During the visit, he had recommended the US President's name for a Nobel Prize for his supposed peace-making efforts-- a proposal he repeated at the Florida event. Per reports, an estimated 120 Florida-based members of Pakistani origin attended the event, where participants were not allowed to carry cellphones or other digital devices. A representative of the Israel Defence Forces was also reportedly present at the function. India-Pakistan Military Conflict During the event, Munir also reportedly dedicated a substantial part of his speech to Pakistan's recent military conflict with India and questioned New Delhi's decision not to provide specific details of its losses during the four-day war. "The Indians should accept their spirit is a virtue," he said, adding that Islamabad will also make its losses public, as long as India also conducts a similar exercise. From his pre-prepared notes, he read, "Ek tweet karwaya tha with Surah Fil and a picture of (the industrialist) Mukesh Ambani to show them what we will do the next time." Surah Al-Fil, also known as "The Elephant," is the 105th chapter of the Quran, which describes how Allah sent birds to drop stones on an enemy's battle elephants and reduced them to "chewed-up straw". "We'll start from India's East, where they have located their most valuable resources, and then move westwards," Munir was quoted as saying by ThePrint. Munir, a conservative, is reportedly the first Pakistan army chief to have a seminary education. "Crude Anology" Between expansive threats against India, the Pakistan Army Chief inadvertently admitted Islamabad's current standing vis-à-vis New Delhi. He called India a shiny Mercedes, compared to "dump truck" Pakistan. "India is shining, a Mercedes coming on a highway like a Ferrari, but we are a dump truck full of gravel. If the truck hits the car, who is going to be the loser?" he said in a "crude analogy". Next President? Amid speculations of the army chief possibly aspiring to be the next president, Munir also took the opportunity to make the case for military involvement in Pakistani politics, saying, 'They say war is too serious to be left to the Generals, but politics is also too serious to be left to the politicians.'
