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Published 09:13 IST, September 19th 2019

Katie Hopkins calls Pakistan 'desperate',points out Imran's UN error

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was called 'desperate' by British columnist Katie Hopkins at the 42nd UNHRC meeting at Geneva on Wednesday, embarrassing Pak

Reported by: Koushik Narayanan
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Pakistan continues to embarrass itself in the global forum while attempting to defame India and deflect on their lies as Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was called 'desperate' by British columnist Katie Hopkins at the 42nd UNHRC meeting at Geneva on Wednesday. Pakistan PM Imran Khan, who is well-known for inadequate and half-baked knowledge, embarrassed Pakistan and himself by making a factually incorrect statement in front of the delegations of other member nations. Pakistan has been issuing empty threats to India as they have been attempting to rake up the Kashmir issue, to internationalize it, by spreading fake news and resorting to fake propaganda.

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Katie Hopkins lashes out at Pakistan

Renowned British columnist Katie Hopkins spoke out in support of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hailed the abrogation of Article 370. Katie Hopkins said that the actions of PM Modi-led government to revoke Article 370 had guaranteed full rights to the minorities including right to property and the freedom for the women to marry from outside the state. She slammed the mainstream media for rallying behind Pakistan and not supporting PM Modi and his efforts to ensure full rights to the minorities. Hopkins also embarrassed Pakistan as she exposed Imran Khan's factual error in a statement made in the meeting - Imran Khan had said that he had the support of all 59 members of the body, however, there were only 48 members and not all the members were supporting Pakistan. Further, the columnist took a dig at Malala Yousafzai and said that she found the manner in which Islamic countries were always desperate to seek refuge in Christian countries to be funny. Katie Hopkins took to the micro-blogging website to post her message for Imran Khan. See the tweet below:

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Pakistan denies entry in airspace

As per news agency ANI, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that they had conveyed to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad that it will not allow the use of its airspace for PM Modi's flight to Germany on the September 21 and return on September 28. He cited the current situation of Kashmir as the reason for Pakistan's decision.  "In the light of the current situation in Kashmir, India's attitude and atrocities there, we have decided to not allow our airspace for the flight of the Indian prime minister," Qureshi said in the matter. Earlier on September 7, Pakistan had refused India's request to allow President Ram Nath Kovind to use its airspace for his flight to Iceland. Furthermore, earlier in June, Pakistan had "specially" opened its airspace for PM Modi's flight to Bishkek for the SCO summit. However, India has denied using Pakistan's airspace for the air journey to Bishkek.

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08:40 IST, September 19th 2019