{"id":297738,"date":"2025-05-02T20:03:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T14:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=297738"},"modified":"2025-05-02T20:03:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T14:33:35","slug":"clip-of-pakistan-army-chief-general-asim-munir-visiting-loc-viral-after-pahalgam-attack-actually-from-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/clip-of-pakistan-army-chief-general-asim-munir-visiting-loc-viral-after-pahalgam-attack-actually-from-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Clip of Pakistan army chief General Asim Munir visiting LoC viral after Pahalgam attack actually from 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 57-second clip showing Pakistan’s army chief, General Asim Munir, with armed troops is viral on social media. Claims have emerged online that Munir is visiting the Line of Control (LoC) to inspect war-readiness and boost the morale of Pakistani soldiers. The LoC is an over 700-km long de facto border or military control line that separates the Indian and Pakistan-administered areas of Kashmir.<\/p>\n

The viral video comes days after terrorists shot at civilians enjoying their time at the lush meadows of the Baisaran valley near Kashmir’s Pahalgam. The dastardly terror act, on April 22, claimed the lives of at least 26 people. India has held Pakistan-backed terror groups responsible for the attack and taken several stringent steps, such as suspending the 1960 Indus Water treaty, shutting the integrated check post at the Attari border, halting access to travel under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES) and closing India’s airspace to Pakistani airplanes. Several Pakistan-based social media accounts have also been banned in the country. Needless to say, already frigid diplomatic ties between the two countries have worsened. In a high-level security meet on April 29, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the Indian armed forces \u201ccomplete operational freedom<\/a> to decide on the mode, targets and timing\u201d of India\u2019s response to the attack.<\/p>\n

Readers must also note that the viral video surfaced online soon after social media was abuzz with rumours that the Pakistan army chief had disappeared after the Pahalgam attack. Several media outlets also published reports<\/a> citing ‘unverified’ social media claims.<\/a><\/p>\n

X page South Asian Perspective, recognised as an official organisation by the platform, shared<\/a> the clip showing General Munir on April 30. The caption said that Pakistani accounts had shared a video of the army chief visiting the LoC to inspect Pakistan’s war-readiness and boost the morale of soldiers. At the time this article was written, the post had gained more than 340,000 views. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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X user Dr Shama Junejo (@ShamaJunejo) shared<\/a> the same clip on April 30 with a caption that said, “Pakistani Army Chief General Asim Munir at the front posts. Karo Hamla\u2026 (bring it on)”. The post has received over 225,000 views and was reshared over 300 times. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Several other X users shared<\/a> the same clip, claiming that it’s recent footage of General Munir visiting the LoC as Pakistan gears up for war.<\/p>\n