ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has dismissed reports of an upcoming visit by Chief of Defence Forces Asim Munir to Washington and strongly criticised false media claims linking Pakistan to the Bondi Beach attack in Australia.
The Foreign Office spokesperson said there is no confirmed information regarding any visit by Chief of Defence Forces and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir to Washington. Rejecting a Reuters report, the spokesperson said the claim was incorrect.
“There is no information about the planning or finalisation of any such visit,” the spokesperson clarified.
The spokesperson emphasised that the Pakistani government officially announces all high-level visits through proper channels. Any confirmed development regarding official visits would be communicated transparently.
Until then, reports suggesting such a visit should be treated as speculative and inaccurate.
Responding to another query, the spokesperson said Pakistan has not taken any decision regarding participation in the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza. Any future developments on the matter will be shared in a timely manner.
The spokesperson reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to transparent communication on international security matters.
The spokesman was responding to a Reuters report from Wednesday that had claimed that “Pakistan’s most powerful military chief in decades” faced the toughest test of his newly amassed powers as Washington pushes Islamabad to contribute troops to the Gaza stabilisation force, a move analysts say could spark domestic backlash.
The report had claimed that Field Marshal Asim Munir was expected to fly to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump in the coming weeks for a third meeting in six months that will likely focus on the Gaza force. The report quoted two sources, with one of them allegedly a key player in the general’s economic diplomacy.
The Foreign Office also termed attempts to link Pakistan to the Bondi Beach attack in Australia as “regrettable and irresponsible.” The spokesperson said a Pakistani name and photograph were circulated by some media outlets without any verification.
This false reporting, the spokesperson warned, put an innocent individual and their family at serious risk.
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