It was the ISI Chief Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum who had been photoshopped from the meeting picture as he has asked all responsible authorities not to reveal his photograph or video footage from any official meeting he attends….reports Asian Lite News
The Pakistan Prime Minister’s Office shared pictures from the luncheon hosted by Imran Khan in honour of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who was on his first ever visit to the country.
As seen in the picture, Khan and Gates are sitting with several senior government officials at the main table. If one takes a close look at the picture, someone between Faisal Sultan and Mahmood Khan seems to be missing, as per media reports.
It was the ISI Chief Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum who had been photoshopped from the meeting picture as he has asked all responsible authorities not to reveal his photograph or video footage from any official meeting he attends.
“Picture on the right is (poorly) photoshopped to take out a person who sat by the door…,” a Twitter user said.
In December 2021, Anjum has asked all authorities concerned not to release to the media his picture or video footage, made during any official meeting, The News reported.
It’s a standing instruction for all concerned from the incumbent DG ISI not to release any of his pictures or video footage of any official meeting that he attends, the report said.
For the same reason, ever since his appointment as the DG ISI, none of his picture or video footage has been released to the media. Lt-Gen (retd) Amjad Shoaib, while commenting on it, said the basic principle of intelligence services is to stay away from the media’s eye.
Earlier, Pakistan’s embassy based in Kabul had denied that its spy agency ISI chief met with Afghan Jihadi leaders- Atta Muhammad Noor, Abdul Rashid Dostum, and Muhammad Muhaqiq- in Turkey and dubbed the news as “fake”.
Diplomats in the embassy refuted the media reports about the meeting, reported The Khaama Press.
Earlier, it was claimed that Lieutenant-General Nadeem Anjum has met with a number of Afghan Jihadi leaders and has discussed the establishment of an “inclusive government” in Afghanistan.
This comes as officials of the Taliban have urged Afghan politicians in exile to “return to the country and live peacefully”.
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