{"id":47288,"date":"2025-04-08T02:10:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T06:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/video-shows-pti-march-in-italy-not-demonstration-in-uk-over-pakistan-army-chiefs-visit\/08\/04\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T02:10:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T06:10:43","slug":"video-shows-pti-march-in-italy-not-demonstration-in-uk-over-pakistan-army-chiefs-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/video-shows-pti-march-in-italy-not-demonstration-in-uk-over-pakistan-army-chiefs-visit\/08\/04\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Video shows PTI march in Italy, not demonstration in UK over Pakistan army chief&#8217;s visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">After <span>General Syed Asim Munir\u00a0<\/span>visited the United Kingdom in February 2025, a video was shared in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed a protest against him in London. While there was a demonstration against the Pakistan military chief\u00a0during his trip to the British capital,\u00a0<span>the video in fact shows<\/span> a protest held by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan&#8217;s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in Brescia, Italy in November 2024.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video, showing a crowd of people bearing PTI flags marching along a road, was <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/7R3U-DC8N\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:posted on X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">posted on X<\/a> on February 20, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Pakistanis protest Asim Munir&#8217;s visit to London. There is a lot of anger among Pakistanis around the world over the ongoing human rights violations in Pakistan,&#8221; reads the Urdu-language caption of the video, which was viewed more than 131,000 times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">General Syed Asim Munir is Pakistan&#8217;s military chief, a position long considered the real power in the nuclear-armed Islamic nation of 250 million people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>The video<\/span> circulated as Munir wrapped up a visit to the United Kingdom, where he attended the 7th <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/latest\/1284444-coas-munir-visits-uk-for-regional-stabilisation-conference-at-sandhurst\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Regional Stabilisation Conference;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Regional Stabilisation Conference<\/a> at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/2KZG-LFPY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot of the false X post, captured on April 7, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video was also shared as jailed former prime minister Imran Khan&#8217;s popularity continues to undermine the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/pakistan-ex-pm-khan-wife-appeal-against-graft-convictions-1212dac9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:shaky coalition government;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">shaky coalition government<\/a> that kept his PTI party from power in elections in February 2024 (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/X8VR-WCJD\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Khan, who was ousted as prime minister in 2022 and has been jailed since August 2023, was barred from standing in the polls and his PTI party was hamstrung by a widespread crackdown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nonetheless,\u00a0candidates loyal to Khan won <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/pakistan-ngo-chief-critical-of-election-has-home-sealed-d2ec418e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:more seats;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">more seats<\/a> than any other party but a coalition led by two former rival parties considered allies of the military shut them out of power (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/B2UW-ZZZS\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video was also shared in similar posts claiming it showed a protest in London on Facebook\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/8MRB-PW7C\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/39RQ-KGYR\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250407072113\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmunirshoukat42%2Fvideos%2F1649149389815448%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=1200&amp;t=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While PTI supporters in London staged a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UKPTIOfficial\/status\/1892590040498458803\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:protest;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">protest<\/a> during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1893506\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Munir's visit;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Munir&#8217;s visit<\/a>, the clip circulating online shows a different demonstration held in Italy months earlier (archived\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/U6NC-ADKJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250407053514\/https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1893506\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">PTI protest in Brescia<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=linGPlWGcDw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reverse image;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Reverse image<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pVAKQqO2BE4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:keyword searches;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">keyword searches<\/a> led to the same footage posted on Facebook by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1603344427203275\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PTI's Punjab chapter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PTI&#8217;s Punjab chapter<\/a> on November 25, 2024 (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250407072100\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPTIPunjabPK%2Fvideos%2F1603344427203275%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=1200&amp;t=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Its description reads<\/span>: &#8220;A Huge protest was demonstrated by PTI Italy in Brescia, Pakistan&#8217;s (sic) from all over Italy joined and showed support for Imran Khan and voiced against worst human rights abuses in Pakistan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison of the falsely shared video (left) and the footage from November 2024 (right)&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"834\" height=\"607\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/8Lo22Nlw1h7232OVeX4SJw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY5OQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/790a04477e941713cd5c86744cd2811d\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot comparison of the falsely shared video (left) and the footage from November 2024 (right)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the time, convoys of Khan supporters marched on Islamabad to join protests over his incarceration after a day of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20241126-pakistan-police-fire-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-at-ex-pm-khan-supporters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:deadly confrontations;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">deadly confrontations<\/a> between marchers and security forces (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250116115136\/https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20241126-pakistan-police-fire-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-at-ex-pm-khan-supporters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Overseas Pakistanis also responded to the call for protests in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/asia-pacific\/opposition-protesters-near-pakistani-capital-amid-clashes\/3403308\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:dozens of countries;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">dozens of countries<\/a>, including Italy, according to the PTI (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250404080255\/https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/asia-pacific\/opposition-protesters-near-pakistani-capital-amid-clashes\/3403308\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The falsely shared footage matches <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@45.5255991,10.2135999,3a,60y,309.39h,90t\/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sDuTY72Q7xW3Fj_GdzeLqEw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D0%26panoid%3DDuTY72Q7xW3Fj_GdzeLqEw%26yaw%3D309.390691925403!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQwMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Google Street View;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Google Street View<\/a> imagery from Brescia&#8217;s Via Cefalonia (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/PW7M-3DJR?type=image\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison of the falsely shared video (left) and Google Street View imagery from Brescia (right) &lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"228\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/9nBIALbdCuberW12JEq_KQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTIyOA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/11e507c191d8bac420657c68a5b0b23f\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot comparison of the falsely shared video (left) and Google Street View imagery from Brescia (right) <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pakistani fact-checking organisation Soch Fact Check also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sochfactcheck.com\/video-does-not-show-protest-against-army-chiefs-visit-to-the-uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:debunked;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">debunked<\/a> the false claim (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250407065119\/https:\/\/www.sochfactcheck.com\/video-does-not-show-protest-against-army-chiefs-visit-to-the-uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/video-shows-pti-march-italy-054147866.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After General Syed Asim Munir&nbsp;visited the United Kingdom in February 2025, a video was shared in social media posts that falsely claimed<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a 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