A photograph of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan interacting with the country's army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa may not seem that unusual. But the photograph went viral in India, which is in the middle of particularly acrimonious general elections, as it also featured Congress president Rahul Gandhi among others sitting in a corner.
The pictures were found to be doctored but went viral at a time when there is anger against Pakistan following an outbreak of hostilities between India and Pakistan over the killing of 40 Indian soldiers in Pulwama in Kashmir and parties have accused each other of cosying up to Pakistan.
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