Former Foreign Secretary of India Kanwal Sibal said in a social media post on Monday that Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir's recent threat against India is a "bow to jihadi groups in Pakistan and gives legitimacy to their agenda". He further said that Munir has taken a big risk, encouraged by Donald Trump's personal endorsement. Advertisement

His comment came after Munir threatened India while speaking at a luncheon hosted by Jordan's King Abdullah II at the President's House in Islamabad.

"Asim Munir repeatedly speaks of the conflict with India in religious terms, which implies a jihad against India without invoking the term. This is a bow to jihadi groups in Pakistan and gives legitimacy to their agenda. There is a big risk Munir is taking, no doubt encouraged by what he thinks is

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