Pakistan minister's throat-cut gesture to Afghan journalist backfires - video
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is facing backlash for making a throat-cutting gesture toward an Afghan journalist who questioned him about the Taliban's treatment of women. The incident occurred at the UN General Assembly and has been widely condemned as intimidating and inappropriate.
Why it matters
The incident highlights diplomatic tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan and raises concerns regarding the conduct of government officials toward the press.
Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif has faced criticism on social media over a threat-like gesture he made towards an Afghan woman journalist who questioned him about Pakistan's ties with the Taliban and its response to the treatment of Afghan women.The incident took place on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York.The video clearly shows that journalist asked Asif what message Pakistan had for the Taliban over their policies toward Afghan women and why Islamabad had not challenged those policies when the Taliban were considered friends."What's your message to the Taliban now? To change their policy towards Afghan women? Why at the beginning, Pakistan didn't teach them that," the journalist asked, according to a video of the exchange shared on social media.Asif interrupted her without answering the question and pointed towards her attire."Don't go back like this over there. They will...
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