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Published 21:50 IST, December 27th 2019

Pakistan minister's bizarre & 'inappropriate' video call with TikTok star goes viral

Pakistan Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid's contentious video chat with a Pakistani social media sensation Hareem Shah as taken the Internet by storm

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Pakistan Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid has landed himself in a new controversy as video call of him with a Pakistani social media sensation Hareem Shah as taken the Internet by a storm.  However, this is not the first time that the Minister and Hareem have come under the media spotlight as earlier this year a selfie of them together went viral as well.

Hareem Shah took to her Twitter and shared footage of a video call with the Minister, alleging that he used to send her inappropriate pictures. In the video, Hareem was also seen saying, "Have I ever revealed any of your secrets so far?." The Minster in response said, "do whatever you want", and disconnected the call, fuming.

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The tweet was later deleted by Hareem and she also posted a video message on her account claiming that she had no intention to defame anyone.

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A Range of reactions from Netizens

The video garnered a plethora of comments and became a topic of debate as netizens came up with a range of reactions. While some people slammed the Minister, others took the video as a source an entertainment.

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Hareem had earlier stirred a controversy after she posted videos inside the Pakistan Foreign Office earlier this year.

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18:16 IST, December 27th 2019