US embassy in Pakistan regrets ‘unauthorised post ...

by using: PTI | Islamabad | up-to-date: November 11, 2020 eight:13:08 pm

Pakistan prime Minister Imran Khan. (Reuters/File)

the USA embassy in Islamabad on Wednesday issued an apology for sharing a Twitter post which not directly called Pakistan major Minister Imran Khan a "demagogue and dictator."

On Tuesday evening, the USA embassy re-tweeted a post via Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Ahsan Iqbal, where he suggests a screenshot of an article by way of The Washington put up titled 'Trump's defeat is a blow for the world's demagogues and dictators'.

along with the monitor grab, Iqbal wrote: "we have one in Pakistan too. He can be shown the way out quickly." Iqbal's lines had been a clear reference to top Minister Khan. The embassy's publish went viral inside minutes and it confronted severe backlash from the supporters of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf celebration.

On Wednesday, the embassy on its Twitter account observed, "the U.S. embassy Islamabad Twitter account changed into accessed ultimate evening devoid of authorisation. the us embassy does not suggest the posting or re-tweeting of political messages. We apologise for any confusion that might also have resulted from the unauthorised submit."

on the grounds that then the embassy has deleted the put up. On Tuesday, #ApologiseUS_Embassy trended on Twitter. Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari and Sindh Governor Imran Ismael have demanded an apology from the us embassy.

US embassy continues to be working in Trumpian mode in aid of convicted absconder and intervening brazenly in our internal politics," Mazari referred to, regarding former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. "Monroe doctrine also died centuries in the past! US embassy need to observe norms of diplomacy," she pointed out.

Reacting to the U.S. embassy's apology, the minister pointed out, "Account was evidently not hacked so someone who had entry to it used it 'with out authorisation'. Unacceptable that somebody working within the US Embassy is pushing a selected political birthday celebration's agenda."

special Assistant to the prime Minister on Political conversation Shahbaz Gill spoke of for the primary time ever an embassy became seen "insulting" its personal lawfully elected president. "We expect some heads to roll. this is unacceptable!" he spoke of.

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