Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, during a visit to Washington in August 2025, threatened to destroy any Indian dams with missiles in response to India’s move to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty. Munir claimed this suspension, initiated by India in April 2025 after the Pahalgam terror attack, could put 250 million Pakistanis at risk of starvation. He warned that Pakistan has no shortage of missiles and would take severe retaliatory action if India proceeds with dam constructions, stating, “We will wait for India to build a dam, and when it does, we will destroy it with 10 missiles”. In what could be called “creative hydrological thinking”, Munir’s missile threats skip over an awkward geographical truth – Pakistan is downstream. Damaging Indian dams wouldn’t miraculously restore water flow; it would send a surge straight into Pakistani towns and farmland, causing destruction far worse than any current shortages. While India’s recent reservoir flushing and gate closures at Baglihar and Salal have undeniably strained water availability across the border, responding by effectively flood-bombing your own territory is not a move found in most military handbooks. With drought and scarcity already testing resilience at home, this quixotic approach risks turning a serious dispute into a self-inflicted crisis. The Indus Waters Treaty, even in its suspended state, remains the most viable framework for resolution – one that both nations would do well to revive before water management turns into water warfare.