Fact check: Israel was planning to assassinate Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir during his visit to Switzerland.
Verdict: misleading — Trust Score 25/100
The post claims Israel planned to assassinate Pakistan's Army Chief General Asim Munir in Switzerland and that Pakistan issued a strong warning. While General Munir did visit Switzerland for US-Iran peace talks in June 2026, the assassination plot and the warning are allegations made by a single journalist, Pepe Escobar. These claims have been refuted by 11 sources by Pakistani officials and prominent Pakistani journalists as "baseless fiction" and "complete nonsense".

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- https://www.threads.com/@geopoliticsdaliy/post/DaAthKiglu0?xmt=AQG0RF5zzGn7Yng9J47y6V0UoBYiXNP1R1VLCwGR-tEkmm1ZLCvzAlrNgQRtVkBZPD8GA8A6&slof=1
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- June 25, 2026
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- mCettinotf6s4YfFiyfpDw
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Platform: THREADS Author: @geopoliticsdaliy --- Caption/Description --- Israel was planning to assas*sinate Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir during his visit to Switzerland. Pakistani intelligence discovered and thwarted the plan. Pakistan gave a strong warning to Israel saying, “If you touch our delegation, we will wipe you off the map.” Quoted post: We don't wish Mr. Asim Munir any harm... But if that is a reason enough to wipe IsraHELL off the map.... I mean... What a good riddance that would be for the whole world !!!! 3/4 of today's geopolitical problems gone!! We all are "genocide-sick"; ZIO far-right monsters sick 🤢🤢🤮🤮👹👺🔱 . So that sounds really attractive. Really. Bc IsraHELL's puppet regime USraHELL would then have to behave, hopefully. #Respect #Dezionize #GlobalSouth #BRICS #MultipolarWorldOrder --- On-Screen Text (OCR) --- ASIM PAK ARMY ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: THREADS Author: @geopoliticsdaliy --- Caption/Description --- Israel was planning to assas*sinate Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir during his visit to Switzerland. Pakistani intelligence discovered and thwarted the plan. Pakistan gave a strong warning to Israel saying, “If you touch our delegation, we will wipe you off the map.” Quoted post: We don't wish Mr. Asim Munir any harm... But if that is a reason enough to wipe IsraHELL off the map.... I mean... What a good riddance that would be for the whole world !!!! 3/4 of today's geopolitical problems gone!! We all are "genocide-sick"; ZIO far-right monsters sick 🤢🤢🤮🤮👹👺🔱 . So that sounds really attractive. Really. Bc IsraHELL's puppet regime USraHELL would then have to behave, hopefully. #Respect #Dezionize #GlobalSouth #BRICS #MultipolarWorldOrder --- Visible Text/Media --- On-screen text shows 'ASIM' and 'PAK ARMY'. --- Claims to Verify --- 1. Israel was planning to assassinate Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir during his visit to Switzerland. 2. Pakistani intelligence discovered a
Claims analyzed (4)
- false: Israel was planning to assassinate Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir during his visit to Switzerland.
Brazilian journalist Pepe Escobar made this allegation during a podcast, claiming to have "ultra-credible information" about a Mossad plot. However, Pakistani authorities and senior security officials have vehemently denied these claims, calling them "baseless and lacking any factual foundation," "complete nonsense," and "baseless fiction with no connection to reality." - false: Pakistani intelligence discovered and thwarted the assassination plan.
This claim is an integral part of the unverified allegations made by Pepe Escobar. Since the alleged assassination plot itself has been widely refuted by Pakistani officials as "complete nonsense" and "baseless fiction," the claim of Pakistani intelligence thwarting it is also deemed false. - false: Pakistan gave a strong warning to Israel.
This claim is part of the narrative put forth by journalist Pepe Escobar. While Escobar alleged that Pakistan sent a direct message to Israel, Pakistani officials have dismissed the entire story as "utter nonsense" and "perverse propaganda," indicating no such warning was issued. - false: Pakistan warned Israel, saying, 'If you touch our delegation, we will wipe you off the map.'
This specific quote is attributed to Pepe Escobar's claims, who stated he was quoting his source. However, official Pakistani sources have explicitly denied any such warning or incident, rendering the quote unverified and part of a fabricated narrative.
Sources consulted (11)
- economictimes.com — economictimes.com
- thecurrent.pk — thecurrent.pk
- abplive.com — abplive.com
- basnews.com — basnews.com
- dailybeirut.com — dailybeirut.com
- india.com — india.com
- indiatoday.in — indiatoday.in
- ndtvprofit.com — ndtvprofit.com
- republicworld.com — republicworld.com
- theweek.in — theweek.in
- youtube.com — youtube.com
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