Shahid Afridi has fanboy moment for Vladimir Putin; Pakistan anchor calls him Wazir-e-Azam

Days after former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi attempted to spre a fake narrative about India during his visit to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), he has w praised Russian President Vlimir Putin to moon for tackling Coronavirus crisis.

Even as Russia has reported 353,427 Covid-19 cases till Monday - third highest in world - Afridi in a TV debate said that united effort led by President Putin has shown world how to deal with pandemic. Alarmingly, he alluded to Putin somehow bringing opposition parties in Russia toger, a statement that rings hollower than clout of opposition in Russia where Putin has been in power for over two deces, winning elections by highly questionable margins.

However, what puzzled netizens more was that anchor of Pakistani channel called Afridi as 'Wazir-e-azam'- an Urdu term meaning Prime Minister. clip of same was shared by Pakistani journalist Naila Inayat.

Here are some reactions: 

Pakistan Covid update

Pakistan's coronavirus cases on Monday reached 56,349 with 1,748 new patients while death toll climbed to 1,167. Pakistan's Ministry of National Health Services reported that 22,491 cases were diagsed in Sindh, 20,077 in Punjab, 7,905 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 3,407 in Balochistan, 1,641 in Islamab, 619 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 209 in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. So far 1,167 people have died of COVID-19 including 34 who lost ir lives in last 24 hours.  

So far 1,167 people have died of COVID-19 including 34 who lost ir lives in last 24 hours. A total of 17,482 patients have recovered from dely contagion.  trajectory showed that number was steily going up with authorities fearing a rise in cases in wake of easing of lockdown before Eid which was observed in country on Sunday.

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Pakistan Army on Tuesday morning also resorted to firing and shelling on forward areas along Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, drawing befitting retaliation from Indian soldiers, a defence spokesperson said.

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Shahid Afridi's fake narrative 

Recently, Afridi spewed anti-India vem as he visited Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in name of providing relief material amid COVID-19 crisis. He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian Army of oppressing people of Kashmir on grounds of religion. Following his remarks, he faced a backlash from Indian cricketers, including former cricketer and BJP MP Gautam Gambhir who slammed  trio of Imran Khan- General Bajwa- Afridi as 'jokers' who were fooling ir people.

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