Nakal karne ke liye akal chahiye: Asaduddin Owaisi on Pak's fake China drill pic
It was part roast, part geopolitical jab, as AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi took a sharp swipe at Pakistan's military bluff—this time over a misfired photo op.Speaking to members of the Indian diaspora in Kuwait, Owaisi ridiculed Pakistan's attempt to portray an old Chinese military drill photo as evidence of victory over India.'Yesterday, the Pakistani Army chief gifted a photo to the Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif... these stupid jokers want to compete with India,' Owaisi quipped. 'They had given a photograph of a 2019 Chinese Army drill claiming it is a victory over India. This is what Pakistan indulges in.'#WATCH | During an interaction with the Indian diaspora in Kuwait, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi says, " Yesterday, the Pakistani Army chief gifted a photo to the Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif...these stupid jokers want to compete with India, they had given a photograph of a 2019 pic.twitter.com/xJoaBo6zhO— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2025advertisement
Mocking the lack of originality, he delivered a cutting punchline: 'Nakal karne ke liye akal chahiye inke pass akal bhi nahi hai (It takes brains to copy and they don't even have that).'Owaisi warned not to be misled by Pakistan's propaganda: 'Whatever Pakistan is saying, do not take even with a pinch of salt.'The remark came in response to reports of Pakistan's military handing over a framed photo of what they claimed was a triumph over India—later revealed to be from a Chinese drill held years ago.PAK ARMY USES CHINESE DRILL PHOTO Pakistan attempted to spread propaganda when Army Chief Asim Munir presented Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with a dated photo of a Chinese military drill as a souvenir. Munir falsely claimed that the photo depicted a Pakistani strike against India.advertisementIndia has shared extensive photo and video evidence of its actions against Pakistan. However, Munir's team resorted to using an old image of Chinese military exercises to claim a victory they could never achieve.In reality, the image is an old one that has been used numerous times in the past five years. It is of PHL-03 which is a multiple rocket launcher of Chinese origin. Photographer Huang Hai captured it, which was first shared in 2019.With inputs from ANIMust Watch
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