Truth, they say, has a way of wriggling out of the tightest hiding places. You can bury it under a mountain of lies, lock it in a steel vault, or camouflage it in military parades—but eventually, it pops out, often through something as mundane as a slip of the tongue.

In the case of Field Marshal Asim Munir, truth made its grand entrance via a metaphor about automobiles. Yes, the esteemed military supremo of Pakistan—a country whose GDP is currently on life support at the IMF—decided to enlighten the world by comparing India to a “shining Mercedes” and Pakistan to a “dump truck full of gravel.”

The imagery was meant to sound intimidating, a warning........

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