Why has no photograph been released of Field Marshal #AsimMunir ‘s meeting with President Donald #Trump ?
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Posted on: 6/20/2025
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Why has no photograph been released of Field Marshal #AsimMunir ‘s meeting with President Donald #Trump ?
A Critical Inquiry by MQM Founder and Leader Altaf Hussain
The reported meeting between the President of the United States,
, and Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, has sparked considerable attention across Pakistan’s mainstream media, print journalism, and digital platforms. Government circles have triumphantly portrayed the encounter as a monumental diplomatic achievement for #Pakistan.
However, an essential and conspicuous question arises: if this meeting was indeed as historic and consequential as claimed, why has no official photograph or visual evidence been released by either the Government of Pakistan or the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)?
According to circulating reports, President Trump is said to have hosted a formal luncheon in honor of Field Marshal Munir. Yet, despite such grand declarations, the people of Pakistan are left wondering why has there been no release of official images documenting this so-called high-level engagement or the ceremonial luncheon?
Shockingly, instead of disseminating any verifiable photograph or video of the occasion, the authorities have chosen to circulate nothing more than an image of the menu card from the luncheon. One must ask: Is this the standard of diplomatic transparency we expect from our state institutions? Field Marshal Asim Munir is not an ordinary individual; he holds the paramount position of leading Pakistan’s armed forces. For such an important figure, is it not absurd, if not outright humiliating to share a food menu in place of a formal photographic record of his meeting with the world’s most powerful head of state?
Where is the dignity and decorum in such an act? Is this how the Pakistani state seeks to elevate its image on the global stage by allowing baseless fanfare in the absence of any substantial or visual evidence?
Furthermore, at a time when the world stands on the precipice of conflict with a full-scale war already raging in the region and flames engulfing our neighboring country what was the true agenda of this closed-door meeting? Was the looming threat of regional war discussed? Or did the discourse revolve around trade agreements and digital currencies like cryptocurrency?
Two days ago, in my video log, I unequivocally stated, and I reiterate now that the Iran-Israel conflict is rapidly escalating and morphing into a broader geopolitical catastrophe. In such precarious times, Pakistan must adopt a position of strategic neutrality. We must align our decisions with Pakistan’s long-term national interests, not serve as pawns in the global power chessboard to further the objectives of foreign hegemonies.
Should the Pakistani military establishment take any steps that risk entangling Pakistan in this spiraling global confrontation, the people of Pakistan must rise in firm opposition. Such a decision would be nothing short of a betrayal of national sovereignty, and it is the democratic right, and moral obligation of the citizenry to protest decisively and relentlessly against any such perilous maneuvering.
ALTAF HUSSAIN.
272nd Intellectual Session on TikTok
Dated: 20 June 2025
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