A large group of Pakistani soldiers are moving down a road when they hear an Indian voice call from behind a sand dune.
“One Indian Army soldier is better than ten Pakistanis.” The Pakistani commander quickly sends 10 of his best soldiers over the dune whereupon a gun battle breaks and continues for a few minutes, then silence. The voice then calls out, “One Indian Army soldier is better than fifty Pakistanis.” Furious, the Pakistani commander sends his next best 50 troops over the dune and instantly a huge gunfight commences.
After 10 minutes of battle, again silence. The Indian voice calls out again, “One Indian Army soldier is better than one hundred Pakistanis.” The enraged Pakistani Commander musters one hundred of his best fighters and sends them across the dune. Gunfire, grenades, machine gun fire, rockets, etc. ring out as a huge battle is fought. Then silence.
Eventually, one wounded Pakistani fighter crawls back over the dune and with his dying words tells his Commander, “Don’t send any more men, its a trap…there’s two of them!”
Explanation: The joke plays on exaggerated military bravado. An Indian soldier taunts Pakistani troops by claiming superiority in numbers. Each time, more Pakistanis are sent and defeated. The punchline flips expectations—there weren’t just one, but two Indian soldiers, making the taunts technically true and humorously highlighting cleverness over brute force.
