Fact Check: Pakistan army chief gifts Kashmir map to PM Modi? No, viral image is AI-generated
An image of Pakistan army chief Asim Munir allegedly gifting Kashmir’s map to PM Modi is circulating on social media.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 5 March 2025 5:38 PM IST
Claim: The image shows Pakistan army chief Asim Munir gifting a map of Kashmir to PM Modi.
Fact: The claim is false. The image is AI-generated.
Hyderabad: Since 1947, Kashmir has been a focal point of conflict between India and Pakistan. The region has experienced insurgency, cross-border tensions and diplomatic disputes, making it one of the most volatile geopolitical flashpoints in South Asia.
In this context, an image of Pakistan army chief Asim Munir reportedly gifting a map of Kashmir to prime minister Narendra Modi has been circulating on social media.
An account named Imran Tiger posted the image in a Facebook group called Awami National Party (ANP) with the caption, “Indian-administered Kashmir. Asim Munir presents the Kashmir map as a gift to Narendra Modi.” (Archive)
An X account named Khan Soldier reshared a post from another X account, Bilal AI, who had posted the image with the caption, “Share the faces of the traitors. They sold Kashmir.” (Archive)
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the claim of Munir gifting Kashmir’s map to PM Modi is false, as the image is AI-generated.
Using relevant keywords, we searched for news regarding PM Modi receiving a gift from Asim Munir but found no reports on any such incident.
We reviewed the Facebook account of Imran Tiger and the X handle Bilal AI, discovering posts that support Imran Khan, the former Pakistan PM currently imprisoned, alongside criticism of Pakistan’s current government and army. While the Facebook account described itself as a digital creator, the X handle’s bio stated that it posts AI content, satire and memes.
This gave us the cue that the image is likely AI-generated, with social media accounts supporting Imran Khan using it to mock Pakistan’s army, suggesting they would gift Kashmir to India.
There are reports that Imran Khan had fallen out of favour with the army, giving rise to tensions between supporters of both groups. At the end of last year, the Pakistan army had given shoot-at-sight orders against Imran Khan's supporters.
We also noticed visual discrepancies in the image commonly found in AI-generated images, such as incomplete PM Modi's spectacles and distorted text on the army chief's uniform.
Furthermore, we ran the image through AI detection tools Hive Moderation and Sight Engine. The former determined that the image is AI-generated with 99.2 per cent certainty, while the latter concluded it was AI-generated with 99 per cent confidence.
Therefore, we conclude that the viral image is AI-generated.
