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White House Denies Inviting Pakistan Army Chief to US Military Parade

Indian political rivals have seized on the clarification to accuse each other of undermining national diplomacy with unverified reports.

Some media reports claimed that Asim Munir was invited to attend the US military parade.
White House denies Pakistan's claim
US Army (Photo: Pentagon)
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Overview

  • A White House official confirmed that no foreign military leaders, including General Asim Munir, were invited to the June 14 parade in Washington.
  • Several Indian media outlets and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh had earlier reported Munir’s attendance as a diplomatic slight against India.
  • BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya accused the opposition of spreading false claims and demanded an apology from Congress for the misinformation.
  • The Uddhav Thackeray–led Shiv Sena-UBT editorialised the alleged invite as a failure of Prime Minister Modi’s diplomatic stance on counterterrorism.
  • The parade marked the 250th anniversary of the US Army and President Trump’s 79th birthday with thousands of troops, tanks, helicopters and aerial flyovers.