{"id":300726,"date":"2025-06-19T11:17:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T05:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=300726"},"modified":"2025-06-19T11:17:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T05:47:47","slug":"news18-toi-india-today-among-others-misreport-that-pak-army-chief-asim-munir-was-invited-for-us-army-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news18-toi-india-today-among-others-misreport-that-pak-army-chief-asim-munir-was-invited-for-us-army-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"News18, TOI, India Today among others misreport that Pak army chief Asim Munir was invited for US Army parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amid geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan, several prominent Indian news outlets, including <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/tPFib\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN News18<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/world\/story\/pak-army-chief-asim-munir-washington-military-parade-invite-michael-kurilla-praise-india-reaction-2739506-2025-06-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India Today<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/india\/pakistan-chief-of-army-asim-munir-invited-us-army-day-celebrations-19619140.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC TV18<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/pakistan-worms-back-into-us-good-books-as-field-marshal-asim-munir-goes-to-washington\/articleshow\/121808156.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of India<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/world-news\/us-invites-pakistan-coas-asim-munir-to-army-day-event-in-dc-report\/3875725\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Express<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/world\/us-invites-asim-munir-terms-pakistan-as-phenomenal-partner-while-lauding-its-counterterrorism-role-3581920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deccan Herald<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/international\/world-news\/pakistan-army-chief-asim-munir-likely-gets-trump-admins-invite-to-attend-us-army-day-celebrations\/articleshow\/121792727.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Economic Times<\/a> among others reported that Pakistan\u2019s army chief Asim Munir was invitated to participate in the celebrations marking the 250-th anniversary of the US Army. The celebrations, which took place on June 14, 2025 coincided with the 79th birthday of US President Donald Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Pakistan Army promoted Asim Munir to the rank of field marshal after the recent conflict between the two countries, which intensified after India launched Operation Sindoor (on May 7) targeting terror bases in Pakistan, a fortnight after the dastardly terror attack in Kashmir&#8217;s Pahalgam killed 26 civilians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On June 11, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/tPFib\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News18<\/a> published a story titled \u201cPakistan COAS Asim Munir Invited to US Army Day Celebrations on June 14: Sources | Exclusive\u201d.\u00a0 According to the report, Pakistan\u2019s chief of army staff (COAS), Asim Munir, was invited by the US administration to attend the commemorative event. Citing \u2018top intelligence sources\u2019, News18 said that Munir would arrive in the United States by June 12.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-300774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Pasted-image-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"514\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Pasted-image-10.png 514w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Pasted-image-10-217x300.png 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On June 12, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/sZWNj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India Today<\/a> also reported, citing &#8216;top sources&#8217; that Munir confirmed his attendance at the ceremonial military parade on June 14 after Washington extended an invitation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-300772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-17-at-10.43.56-PM-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"686\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-17-at-10.43.56-PM-1.jpeg 686w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-17-at-10.43.56-PM-1-300x244.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/F5zBf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deccan Herald<\/a> also reported that the Trump administration invited Asim Munir to attend the US Army Day celebration on June 14.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-300768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-17-at-10.43.57-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-17-at-10.43.57-PM.jpeg 459w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-17-at-10.43.57-PM-300x205.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other news outlets, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/jBZG4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of India<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/LkD7O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Economic Times<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/HTV1n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Express<\/a>, reported the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-300726 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news18-toi-india-today-among-others-misreport-that-pak-army-chief-asim-munir-was-invited-for-us-army-parade\/whatsapp-image-2025-06-17-at-10-43-56-pm-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"919\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-17-at-10.43.56-PM-4.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-17-at-10.43.56-PM-4.jpeg 919w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-17-at-10.43.56-PM-4-300x159.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-17-at-10.43.56-PM-4-768x406.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 919px) 100vw, 919px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news18-toi-india-today-among-others-misreport-that-pak-army-chief-asim-munir-was-invited-for-us-army-parade\/whatsapp-image-2025-06-17-at-10-43-56-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"527\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-17-at-10.43.56-PM.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-17-at-10.43.56-PM.jpeg 527w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-17-at-10.43.56-PM-263x300.jpeg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news18-toi-india-today-among-others-misreport-that-pak-army-chief-asim-munir-was-invited-for-us-army-parade\/whatsapp-image-2025-06-17-at-10-43-56-pm-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-17-at-10.43.56-PM-2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-17-at-10.43.56-PM-2.jpeg 718w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-17-at-10.43.56-PM-2-300x178.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news18-toi-india-today-among-others-misreport-that-pak-army-chief-asim-munir-was-invited-for-us-army-parade\/whatsapp-image-2025-06-17-at-10-43-56-pm-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-17-at-10.43.56-PM-3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-17-at-10.43.56-PM-3.jpeg 668w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-17-at-10.43.56-PM-3-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Munir being invited to the US celebrations sparked outrage in India, with Opposition leaders calling it a major diplomatic setback for the country on a global scale. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress MP Jairam Ramesh criticized the United States for extending an invitation to Munir, considering his incendiary rhetoric (calling Kashmir India&#8217;s jugular vein) before the Pahalgam attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the man who spoke in such incendiary and provocative language just before the Pahalgam terror attacks. What is the US really up to?<\/p>\n<p>This is another huge diplomatic setback for India.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bLD2gF5dcK\">https:\/\/t.co\/bLD2gF5dcK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/coJ5xnArhz\">pic.twitter.com\/coJ5xnArhz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jairam_Ramesh\/status\/1932795637898358835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Firstly, Munir was nowhere to be seen in the June 14 parade, which was largely an affair limited to the US administration.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-300726 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news18-toi-india-today-among-others-misreport-that-pak-army-chief-asim-munir-was-invited-for-us-army-parade\/84211192007-getty-images-2219462086\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/84211192007-getty-images-2219462086.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/84211192007-getty-images-2219462086.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/84211192007-getty-images-2219462086-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news18-toi-india-today-among-others-misreport-that-pak-army-chief-asim-munir-was-invited-for-us-army-parade\/84212669007-getty-images-2219474312\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/84212669007-getty-images-2219474312.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/84212669007-getty-images-2219474312.png 660w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/84212669007-getty-images-2219474312-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news18-toi-india-today-among-others-misreport-that-pak-army-chief-asim-munir-was-invited-for-us-army-parade\/84212670007-getty-images-2220168263\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/84212670007-getty-images-2220168263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/84212670007-getty-images-2220168263.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/84212670007-getty-images-2220168263-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news18-toi-india-today-among-others-misreport-that-pak-army-chief-asim-munir-was-invited-for-us-army-parade\/84211195007-getty-images-2219462090\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/84211195007-getty-images-2219462090.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/84211195007-getty-images-2219462090.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/84211195007-getty-images-2219462090-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Secondly, right before the parade, the White House categorically told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/no-foreign-military-leader-invited-to-the-june-14-parade-white-house\/article69691643.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some news publications<\/a> that it had not invited any foreign military leaders, including Munir, to participate in the June 14 US Army parade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thequint.com\/news\/world\/white-house-on-indian-media-false-claims-pakistan-asim-munir-army-parade-invitation#read-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Quint<\/a> cited an unnamed White House official as saying: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We never invited a foreign official&#8230; this is a celebration of 250 years of our Army and the United States of America.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Responding to widespread speculation\u2014particularly reports originating from India\u2014regarding Asim Munir&#8217;s purported attendance, the official added:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;If a foreign military leader of that stature were to visit, established diplomatic protocols would be followed and public announcements made in advance. This appears to be a product of rumor-mongering, amplified by certain media circles. Just observe the timing.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Note that the unsubstantiated claims surfaced shortly after US Central Command&#8217;s (CENTCOM) commander general Michael Kurilla, testified before the US House Armed Services Committee, where he commended Pakistan\u2019s ongoing counter-terrorism operations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By June 14, several of the publications that reported on Munir being invited to the US Army parade have updated or revised these reports to say that the White House issued a denial of these reports. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/world\/pakistan-coas-asim-munir-invited-to-us-army-day-celebrations-on-june-14-sources-exclusive-9378934.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News18<\/a> was among the few that added a correction in its updated report.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-300726 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news18-toi-india-today-among-others-misreport-that-pak-army-chief-asim-munir-was-invited-for-us-army-parade\/pasted-image-10-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Pasted-image-10-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Pasted-image-10-1.png 818w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Pasted-image-10-1-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Pasted-image-10-1-768x580.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/news18-toi-india-today-among-others-misreport-that-pak-army-chief-asim-munir-was-invited-for-us-army-parade\/pasted-image-7-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Pasted-image-7-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Pasted-image-7-2-1.jpg 912w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Pasted-image-7-2-1-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/Pasted-image-7-2-1-768x640.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon 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