Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin said Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir is the "same" as al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden, adding, "Their end should also be the same." He said, "The only difference between Osama...and...Munir is that Osama...lived in a cave and Munir lives in a palace." Notably, Pahalgam was attacked just days after Munir called Kashmir Pakistan's "jugular vein".