Pakistan’s highly effective military chief Normal Asim Munir confronted a fierce and public backlash throughout his go to to Washington DC this weekend, with a protester loudly heckling him exterior the capital’s upscale 4 Seasons Resort. The heckler, believed to be a Pakistani-origin activist and supporter of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, accused Munir of human rights abuses and dictatorship, in a tirade that was captured on video and circulated broadly on-line.“That is Washington’s 4 Seasons Resort. A digital board says ‘Asim Munir: Mass Assassin’ and ‘Democracy dies when weapons communicate!’” the protester shouted, pacing exterior the lodge entrance.“Disgrace on you! Disgrace free Pakistan! Civilian supremacy in Pakistan!” he repeated, elevating his voice as safety stood close by. “You’re a dictator! I’m on public property, I’ve freedom, you’re hiding inside!”The protest got here amid rising anger among the many Pakistani diaspora over Munir’s crackdown on the opposition, particularly the jailing of Imran Khan and widespread arrests of PTI supporters. The US chapter of Khan’s occasion has referred to as for a nationwide mobilisation, accusing Munir of turning Pakistan right into a “army dictatorship cloaked in civilian rule”.Munir, who was not too long ago promoted to the ceremonial however symbolically highly effective title of Subject Marshal, was in Washington reportedly on the invitation of US Centcom commander Gen Michael Kurilla, regardless of the White Home later denying any official army invitation, TOI had earlier reported. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey additionally weighed in on the matter, accusing opposition Congress of spreading “Pakistani propaganda” and confirming that “no international army leaders have been invited” to Trump’s army parade.Critics argue that Munir’s elevation to Subject Marshal is extra about shielding him from authorized scrutiny than celebrating army achievement, particularly after the India-Pakistan clashes that uncovered weaknesses in Pakistan’s defence.