Published 19:36 IST, April 17th 2020
Pakistani news channel accidentally shows actor Aamir Khan's face for MQM Leader; see pic
A Pakistani news channel recently showed the picture of Bollywood actor Aamir Khan instead of Pakistan's MQM leader who is acquitted in a double murder case.
News channels are expected to deliver the news after checking all the facts and figures. Several news portals have made some errors in the past. Such blunders have happened in cases like referring individuals from the different professions than the intended, mispronunciation of places and names and sometimes for the pictures or visuals too. Recently, Bollywood actor Aamir Khan found himself in the centre of one such blunder. The mistake was done by a Pakistani news channel.
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Pakistan’s MQM leader was recently acquitted in a double murder case. A journalist took to her Twitter to share a screengrab of a Pakistani news channel in which Bollywood actor Aamir Khan’s face is seen in a piece of news about MQM leader Amir Khan’s case of a double murder. The Pakistani news channel showed the image of Bollywood actor Aamir Khan instead of MQM leader Amir Khan.
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The screengrab of the Pakistani news channel shared by the journalist on Twitter had news updates written around the picture of Aamir Khan in Urdu. MQM leader Amir Khan is a former general secretary of the Mohajir Quami Movement-Haqiqi.
The MQM leader was reportedly sentenced to 10 years in jail by an anti-terrorism court for his involvement in killing two activists of his then-rival in 2003.
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Earlier on' Bollywood actor Aamir Khan recently uploaded a tweet in which he expressed his gratitude to all the medical professionals, police officials and other essential service providers who are helping in the battle against COVID-19 pandemic. In his tweet, he thanked the police and other administration staff working in the country during these tough times. He is regularly posting updates about the COVID-19 situation to make his fans aware of the happening. Aamir Khan will be next seen in Laal Singh Chaddha. The film is an adaption of American drama, Forrest Gump. Hollywood actor Tom Hanks played the lead role in Forrest Gump that released in the year 1994.
Updated 19:45 IST, April 17th 2020