Asim Munir compares India to Mercedes, Pakistan to dump truck. Self-goal, says Internet

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Pakistan's Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, drew sharp reactions online after likening India to a luxury Mercedes and his own country to a gravel-laden dump truck while he issued nuclear threats from American soil.Speaking at a Pakistani community event in Tampa, Florida, during his visit to the United States, Munir reportedly warned that Islamabad would 'take half the world down' if it faced an existential threat from New Delhi. But it was his vehicle analogy that quickly stole X users' attention.advertisement'India is shining a Mercedes coming on a highway like 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, while also boasting about Pakistan's untapped oil and mineral resources.
The comment was enough to spark reactions on X, where users accused Munir of inadvertently conceding India's superiority. A section of the internet found humour in his comparison as they questioned why a country's top military leader would make such a self-deprecating remark.'The only truth in Munir's statement is that India is the Mercedes, and his country is the dump truck. The rest is delusion,' said a user, while another quipped, 'Ab koi sach bole toh bhi uska mazaak udana h...(Now if someone speaks the truth, people will still laugh at it).'Others were blunter. 'At least they know their reality failed marshal admitted they are pathetic,' read one post. 'Glad that he actually compares his failed country to a dump truck - a garbage dump truck should be loaded with garbage,' said another.One of the users even used AI art to predict the outcome of a 'Mercedes vs dump truck' collision.'It takes a Pakistani to say it aloud with pride on an international stage,' said a user, while another likened the statement to the saying, 'gadhe ko paint karo to zebra nahin hota hai' ('Painting a donkey doesn't make it a zebra').Munir's Florida appearance was part of a broader itinerary in the US, where he met senior American political and military leaders, as well as members of the Pakistani diaspora.In Tampa, he attended the retirement ceremony of outgoing US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief General Michael Kurilla and the change-of-command ceremony for Admiral Brad Cooper.Munir also met the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, inviting him to visit Pakistan. According to PTI, he held talks with defence heads from allied nations on the sidelines.This trip followed Munir's rare five-day visit to the US in June, when he attended a private luncheon with former President Donald Trump, which led to announcements of increased cooperation between Washington and Islamabad, including an oil deal. The latest visit came weeks after a US general described Pakistan as a 'phenomenal partner' in counterterrorism.For now, if Asim Munir intended his analogy to project Pakistan's resilience, social media users seemed to interpret it as a candid admission of the country's comparative weakness, and they did not hold back in saying so.- EndsTune InMust Watch