NEW DELHI — In yet another embarrassment for Islamabad pushing forward its
fake propaganda of claiming military operation victory over India, various
social media users in Islamabad and across the world, mocked the Pakistan Army
Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir for presenting a framed painting, which shows
striking resemblance to an old Chinese military exercise, as a gift to Prime
Minister Shehbaz Sharif at a high-profile dinner event.
However, what caught the internet's eye was a framed
painting gifted by General Munir to Prime Minister Sharif.
Images released from the event showed the painting, which
was touted as a depiction of the so-called military operation over India.
But sharp-eyed users on social media platform X were
quick to point out that the image bore a striking resemblance to a
four-year-old photograph from a Chinese military exercise.
Several users claimed that the image was lifted directly
from publicly available visuals of the Chinese People's Liberation Army drills,
raising questions about the authenticity of Pakistan's portrayal of Operation
Bunyan-un-Marsoos.
"Apparently the Pakistan Army Chief has gifted PM
Shehbaz Sharif a dated Chinese military photo as a souvenir to illustrate Pak
Army attack against India. So not just a fake victory narrative but also a fake
photo with it. What a joke @OfficialDGISPR," one social media user on X
said.
"They can't even produce original visuals of their
own military operation," a second user in a post on X quipped.
"In another embarrassing moment, Pakistan PM Shehbaz
Sharif gifts a morphed photo of a Chinese PHL-03 rocket launcher downloaded
from Google Images to Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir. (smiling
emoji).#pakistan #asimmunir #operationsindoor #India #viral #funny #globalnews
#trending #news," another social media user wrote on Instagram.
A high-profile dinner hosted by Pakistan Field Marshal
Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff, has stirred fresh controversy online.
The event, meant to honour the political leadership, the
armed forces' "steadfast commitment," and the "indomitable
spirit" of the people of Pakistan as seen during "Marka-e-Haq -
Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos," became the subject of widespread mockery on
social media.
The dinner was attended by top political and military
leadership, including President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz
Sharif, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Senate Chairman Yusuf Raza Gilani, and
others.
Criticism has also mounted over the timing of Munir's
promotion.
Traditionally, the rank of Field Marshal is reserved for
military leaders who steer their nation to undeniable victory in war.
But in this case, no such conflict has occurred, and
sources suggest that during the alleged "Operation Sindoor," it was
India that inflicted damage on Pakistan's airbases and neutralised its drones
and missiles.
Indian defence systems have thwarted Pakistan's military
response following Operation Sindoor, successfully intercepting most of the
drones and unmanned aerial vehicles launched from across the border.
Despite these realities, the Pakistani narrative around
Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos was presented as a patriotic high point at the
dinner.
But the discovery of the Chinese-origin image has now
undermined the credibility of the narrative and made the entire event a subject
of public mockery.
As of now, neither the Pakistan Army nor the government
has issued any clarification regarding the viral image or the backlash over
Munir's promotion.
