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Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir has sparked a controversy through his remarks that Kashmir is Islamabad's "jugular vein", and that Pakistan "won't forget it". He also spoke of the two-nation theory and urged Pakistanis to teach their children that they are "different from Hindus in every aspect of life". Munir's remarks drew a sharp rebuke from the External Affairs Ministry, which asserted that Pakistan's "only relationship with Kashmir" is to vacate the illegally occupied territory.