Watch: 'Shame on you' greets Pak army chief Asim Munir in Washington

FP News Desk • June 17, 2025, 14:48:50 IST

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Some people were also heard saying “civilian supremacy in Pakistan.” Pakistani protestors gathered in front of Washington’s Four Seasons Hotel with a vehicle that carried a message for Munir, calling the army chief a “mass murderer” and carrying a slogan “democracy dies when guns speak”

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Watch: 'Shame on you' greets Pak army chief Asim Munir in Washington

A man carries a portrait of Pakistani army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, during a rally to express solidarity with Pakistan's armed forces, in Islamabad. AFP

Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir was ridiculed in Washington on Tuesday as his motorcade entered a hotel in the US city. Chants of “shame on you” and “free Pakistan” were heard from Pakistani American citizens who were protesting Munir’s arrival in the country.

Shame on you Asim Munir!
Well-done everyone present at that moment!#IslamabadMassacre #ReleaseImranKhan pic.twitter.com/XDmGmYGMum
— Ayesha Khan (@ayeshakhanik) June 16, 2025

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Some people were also heard saying “civilian supremacy in Pakistan.” Pakistani protestors gathered in front of Washington’s Four Seasons Hotel with a vehicle that carried a message for Munir, calling the army chief a “mass murderer” and carrying a slogan “democracy dies when guns speak.”

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Earlier, it was reported that Munir was invited by the Donald Trump administration to the parade, which was organised to mark the 250th anniversary celebrations of the US Armed Forces.

The reports triggered a backlash in India as well as among the Pakistani-American community in the US, who accuse the general of undermining democracy back home and leading a crackdown on the political party of jailed former PM Imran Khan.

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