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‘Fraud Marshal': Pakistanis Mock Their Army Chief On Global Stage With Times Square Billboard
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Promoted to Field Marshal after military failures, Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir is now facing global mockery with a Times Square billboard by his own people
A video showing a digital billboard in New York's Times Square went viral on social media this week, as many users shared footage of a truck-mounted screen publicly targeting Pakistan's military and political leadership. The video was widely shared on X, including by journalist Aditya Raj Kaul, whose post triggered strong reactions online. The billboard labelled Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir as a 'Fraud Marshal" and a 'Liar", while also calling former President Asif Ali Zardari and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif his 'two crooks."
The display is being widely seen as a public embarrassment for Munir on the global stage, driven by sections of the Pakistani diaspora frustrated over recent military and political developments back home.
Times Square illuminated with Liar Fraud Marshal Asim Munir – The deceiver with his two crooks – Zardari and Sharif! Bezatti of Munir at International level by Pakistani diaspora themselves after being defeated in Military confrontation by India badly. 🤣🤣🤣 🤣🤣🤣 — Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) June 5, 2025
The Messages On Display
The rotating digital display, mounted on a truck, featured multiple pointed messages:
'THE DECEIVER & HIS TWO CROOKS" — with images of Munir, Zardari and Sharif.
'ILLEGALLY DETAINED FOR 2 YEARS" — showing Imran Khan behind bars.
'FRAUD MARSHAL", 'LIAR WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A POLL", and 'WILL DO ANYTHING FOR SELF-INTEREST" — directly attacking Munir.
'GOOD WORK MAKES YOU STAND TALL, NOT FAKE TITLES" — contrasting merit with Munir's ceremonial promotion.
'REAL HERO STANDING WITH IMRAN KHAN" — projecting Imran Khan as the true leader.
The backdrop to this diaspora anger is the escalation between India and Pakistan in May 2025, following the Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir that left 26 people dead. In response, India launched Operation Sindoor — a military operation conducted in the early hours of 6-7 May. The strikes targeted terror camps linked to groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Hizbul Mujahideen, and The Resistance Front (TRF), a Lashkar proxy, across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Over 100 terrorists, including top commanders like JeM leader Abdul Rauf Azhar and family members of Masood Azhar, were killed. The conflict lasted till May 10 afternoon when the Pakistan side requested a ceasefire in view of the heavy losses suffered by it in the attacks by the Indian Air Force.
Munir's Controversial Promotion Fuels Criticism
Amidst this backdrop, General Munir's promotion to Field Marshal — a five-star rank last held in Pakistan in 1959 — sparked widespread criticism, with detractors accusing the army chief of being rewarded despite the military setbacks. On social media, Munir has been widely mocked as a 'Failed Marshal."
Imran Khan: The Flashpoint
Imran Khan's continued imprisonment remains one of the most explosive flashpoints in Pakistan's ongoing political crisis. The former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief was arrested in May 2023 on a series of charges ranging from corruption and illegal possession of state gifts to alleged leaking of state secrets. Khan and his supporters have consistently dismissed the allegations as politically motivated and part of a sustained crackdown orchestrated by the military establishment, led by Army Chief General Asim Munir.
The rivalry between Khan and Munir predates his arrest, with reports indicating longstanding tensions since Munir's brief tenure as ISI chief during Khan's premiership. After Munir's appointment as Army Chief in late 2022, relations between PTI and the military sharply deteriorated, culminating in Khan's ouster and subsequent legal troubles. Multiple prison sentences and disqualifications have effectively sidelined Khan from electoral politics, while his party has faced widespread repression, with key leaders arrested, defected or forced underground.
Despite the ongoing crackdown, Imran Khan continues to command substantial public support both domestically and among the overseas Pakistani community. For sections of the diaspora, his detention has become a symbol of the military's political overreach. The Times Square billboard campaign reflects how these grievances are being amplified internationally, with Khan projected as a 'real hero" standing against what his supporters describe as a corrupt military-political nexus now symbolised by Munir, Zardari, and Sharif.
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Asim Munir Imran Khan Operation Sindoor Pakistani Military
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New Delhi, India, India
First Published:
June 05, 2025, 12:29 IST
News world 'Fraud Marshal': Pakistanis Mock Their Army Chief On Global Stage With Times Square Billboard
