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Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir’s sinister conspiracy to destabilize Bangladesh and India
Bangladesh, a nation born through blood, sacrifice, and its people’s unwavering fight against Pakistani tyranny in 1971, is once again under siege – this time through a clandestine plot engineered by Islamabad’s military establishment. Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, emboldened by his growing nexus with Washington’s Deep State operatives and Islamist collaborators inside Dhaka, is advancing a dangerous plan to drag Bangladesh back into the fold of “East Pakistan”. His agenda is not merely symbolic – it involves turning Bangladeshi soil into a hub for terrorism, narcotics trafficking, and subversive operations aimed at destabilizing India, Myanmar, and the broader South Asian region. If unchecked, this scheme risks plunging the subcontinent into a new era of chaos reminiscent of the darkest days of Cold War proxy wars.
Since last year’s Jihadist Coup in Bangladesh, Pakistan’s military-intelligence establishment, particularly the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has been desperately trying to exploit the political instability in Dhaka. Their ultimate aim is to reverse history by effectively re-establishing control over Bangladesh and transforming it into a forward base for regional terror operations.
Field Marshal Asim Munir, who has emerged as Pakistan’s de facto ruler, reportedly laid out this vision directly to US President Donald Trump during a high-level meeting. According to credible sources, Munir proposed a grand bargain: in exchange for American support in oil exploration in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and assistance in legitimizing Pakistan’s role in cryptocurrency trade, Islamabad would provide Washington with a loyal partner in South Asia – Bangladesh – under Pakistan’s indirect control.
Munir explained that by establishing dominance over Bangladesh, Pakistan could help Washington keep constant pressure on India while simultaneously undermining China’s expanding influence in the Indo-Pacific.
Sources further reveal that Asim Munir requested Trump’s backing for yet another regime change in Bangladesh – this time through a military revolt reminiscent of the November 7, 1975 “Sepoy-Civilian Revolt”. The plan allegedly involves enlisting both serving and retired Bangladeshi officers to oust Army Chief General Waker Uz Zaman and replace him with a pro-Pakistan leadership. This puppet administration would, in turn, pledge total loyalty to the United States, Pakistan, and Islamist forces aligned with Jamaat-e-Islami.
Evidence of Pakistan’s ongoing maneuvering surfaced when Bangladesh Army Quarter Master General Lt. Gen. Faizur Rahman embarked on a seven-day “official visit” to Pakistan on August 18, where he is holding extensive meetings with senior Pakistani military leaders. While presented as routine, the timing and secrecy of these interactions have raised serious concerns in Dhaka.
In parallel, Asim Munir has reportedly met with key players within the US Deep State, including CIA representatives. During these discussions, he offered Pakistan’s cooperation in transforming Bangladesh into a major drug-transit hub for Afghan narcotics destined for Europe, North America, and Asia. This narco-strategy would provide billions in black revenue streams, fueling covert operations and strengthening ISI’s financial muscle.
Moreover, Munir dangled another incentive before US policymakers: Pakistan’s willingness to help topple Myanmar’s ruling junta once the Arakan Corridor conspiracy is activated. Leveraging ISI’s influence over Rohingya refugees and stranded Biharis in Bangladesh, Pakistan intends to create a paramilitary “guerilla army” that could destabilize both Myanmar and India’s sensitive northeast.
Munir’s blueprint places particular emphasis on using Bangladesh’s vulnerable Rohingya and Bihari refugee populations. He reportedly assured US officials that ISI is already training select groups of Rohingyas and Biharis to act as shock troops. In Myanmar, these groups would coordinate with the Arakan Army to weaken Naypyidaw’s control. In India, infiltrated Bihari militants could trigger violent insurgencies across the northeastern states, creating long-term instability that Washington could exploit as leverage against New Delhi.
Should such operations succeed, Munir told his interlocutors, the fallout would likely draw China directly into the conflict, opening the door for Western defense contractors to flood the region with weapons. In other words, Bangladesh would become the ignition point for a proxy war between great powers.
The source further claimed, during his private one-on-one meeting with US President Donald Trump, Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir reportedly went far beyond conventional diplomacy. Not only did he present Trump with documents nominating Islamabad for the Nobel Peace Prize – a move designed to flatter and appeal to Trump’s ego – but he also tabled an extraordinarily dangerous offer.
Munir claimed that Pakistan’s military-intelligence establishment had already infiltrated dozens of highly trained operatives into Iran under multiple covers, ranging from business consultants to religious students. These operatives, he suggested, could be activated to carry out targeted eliminations, including the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other senior regime figures. Such an offer underscored Pakistan’s willingness to insert itself as a decisive actor in the Middle East’s shifting balance of power.
Trump “warmly welcomed” the idea, seeing in it the possibility of fundamentally reshaping US leverage in the region. For Washington’s hawkish circles, the elimination of Khamenei would represent a once-in-a-generation opportunity to destabilize Tehran’s clerical regime, weakening its proxies across Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen.
Munir, however, did not stop there. He also indicated Pakistan’s readiness to normalize relations with Israel – a policy reversal of historic proportions – once Saudi Arabia formally established diplomatic ties with Jerusalem. By signaling this, Munir positioned Pakistan as a potential bridge between Riyadh and the wider Muslim world, an intermediary that could offer Washington an additional lever of influence in the Middle East peace process.
This Middle Eastern gambit reveals how Pakistan seeks to elevate its value to both Washington and Riyadh at a time when its own economy teeters on collapse. By offering a mix of covert capabilities (assassination plots against Tehran), diplomatic flexibility (towards Israel), and military muscle (through its army and ISI networks), Munir is attempting to make Pakistan indispensable to US and Gulf calculations.
Yet, the implications for Bangladesh are alarming. If Pakistan succeeds in positioning itself as a “regional enforcer” for Washington, Dhaka could become collateral damage in Islamabad’s bargaining game. By turning Bangladesh into a forward base for terrorism, narco-trafficking, and anti-India subversion, Pakistan would not only restore its influence over its former eastern wing but also demonstrate its capacity to destabilize India’s immediate neighborhood. For Munir, Bangladesh is not merely an isolated target – it is a piece of a much larger geopolitical chessboard that stretches from Tehran to Jerusalem, and from Dhaka to Delhi.
This demonstrates that Pakistan’s plot against Bangladesh cannot be separated from its broader Middle East calculations. What Munir is seeking is nothing less than to restore Pakistan’s lost stature as a global player—through blackmail, subversion, and the ruthless exploitation of regional vulnerabilities.
Meanwhile, to complement these covert maneuvers, Pakistan has launched a media campaign to rehabilitate notorious pro-Pakistan figures in Bangladesh. Among them is Brigadier General (ret.) Abdullahil Amaan Azmi, the son of executed war criminal Ghulam Azam.
Pakistani outlets like The Catch Line have gone so far as to label Azmi a “patriot of Pakistan”, praising his open rejection of Bangladesh’s Constitution, national anthem, and cultural identity. In an August 16, 2025 editorial provocatively titled “East Pakistan Must Return: Pakistan’s Hour of Reckoning After 54 Years”, the paper urged Dhaka’s current rulers to reinstate Azmi as a four-star general – or at least appoint him as National Security and Defense Advisor under Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus.
The editorial openly celebrated Sheikh Hasina’s ouster as a victory for Pakistan and called for deeper Dhaka-Islamabad ties, effectively confirming that Pakistan views the ongoing transition in Bangladesh as an opportunity to restore its lost eastern wing.
Meanwhile, Azmi is reportedly preparing to file a politically explosive case with Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). He intends to accuse former DGFI officials and serving generals – including Army Chief General Waker Uz Zaman – of “enforced disappearance and unlawful detention”. Yunus and at least two of his close advisors are believed to be quietly assisting him behind the scenes.
If successful, this legal ambush could trigger arrest warrants against top Bangladeshi generals, thereby weakening the country’s military command and clearing the path for Pakistan-backed officers to take charge. This strategy – combining legal warfare, psychological pressure, and political subversion – mirrors ISI’s past playbooks in Afghanistan and Kashmir.
Munir’s scheme is not confined to Bangladesh alone. It is part of Pakistan’s broader geopolitical chessboard, where South Asia serves as both battlefield and bargaining chip. By destabilizing Bangladesh and Myanmar while simultaneously keeping India preoccupied with domestic insurgencies, Islamabad seeks to reassert its relevance to Washington at a time when its economic collapse has eroded its strategic importance.
For the US Deep State, such a plan holds temptation: a pliable Pakistan could offer intelligence cooperation, narcotics revenue, and leverage over India and China alike. But for Bangladesh, India, and Myanmar, this plot represents an existential threat – one that could unravel decades of fragile stability in the region.
The revelations surrounding Asim Munir’s plot must serve as a wake-up call for Dhaka, New Delhi, Naypyidaw, and indeed the entire democratic world.
Bangladesh did not endure the genocide of 1971 only to be shackled once again by Pakistan’s military puppeteers and their Islamist collaborators. If Pakistan’s designs are not confronted with resolute countermeasures – diplomatic, military, and legal – the region may soon descend into a maelstrom of proxy wars, terror sanctuaries, and narco-fueled insurgencies. The battle for Bangladesh is no longer just about Dhaka’s sovereignty; it is about the security architecture of all South Asia. Silence and complacency will only embolden Islamabad’s dangerous ambitions.
An internationally acclaimed multi-award-winning anti-militancy journalist, writer, research-scholar, counterterrorism specialist and editor of Blitz. He regularly writes for local and international newspapers on diversified topics, including international relations, politics, diplomacy, security and counterterrorism. Follow him on ‘X’ @Salah_Shoaib