Pakistan's glamorous foreign secretary is always having her appearance and accessories commented upon by sexist media types
Age: 34.
Appearance: More glamorous than William Hague.
Yeah, but who isn't? All right, then: more glamorous than any foreign secretary you can name. She's the youngest-ever head of Pakistan's ministry of foreign affairs, a polo-loving heiress who looks like a million dollars.
Hold on. Why are we trivialising one of the most important women in the world? Because everyone does. When "HRK" visited India in July the media went mad for her pearl necklaces and designer outfits, to say nothing of her £5,000-plus Hermès handbag. The Mumbai Mirror described her as the "Pakistan bomb", while even the Guardian said she was "bagging" attention, boom-boom.
Sexist, puntastic, accessory-obsessed pigs. That's just what you'd expect from what? The Guardian? We were probably being playful.
That'll be it. And does wassername relish the coverage? Not so as you'd notice. "A guy in my place would never get such attention," she complains. "Nobody would be talking about his suit." On the other hand, at least the press have stopped focusing on her 2002 election campaign, which could be summed up as: "Vote for me, get my much more experienced daddy."
And to think that even Pass Notes is joining in We're not. We're talking about HRK because she's been in New York, defending her country at the UN.
Of course we are. And it needed defending because The chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff has been claiming that the Taliban faction, the Haqqani network, is a "veritable arm" of Pakistan's ISI intelligence service. Then there's the question of how Bin Laden hid in Pakistan for so long.
To which Khar replied That friends don't ask nasty questions. She also pointed out that 30,000 Pakistanis have been killed by terrorists.
It hardly seems appropriate to ask, but our readers demand it No, I won't say what she wore for the speech.
Do say: "So, Ms Khar, what do you think about Kashmir?"
Don't say: "So, Ms Khar, what do you think about cashmere?"
Pass notes, No 3,052: Hina Rabbani Khar | World news | The Guardian
Age: 34.
Appearance: More glamorous than William Hague.
Yeah, but who isn't? All right, then: more glamorous than any foreign secretary you can name. She's the youngest-ever head of Pakistan's ministry of foreign affairs, a polo-loving heiress who looks like a million dollars.
Hold on. Why are we trivialising one of the most important women in the world? Because everyone does. When "HRK" visited India in July the media went mad for her pearl necklaces and designer outfits, to say nothing of her £5,000-plus Hermès handbag. The Mumbai Mirror described her as the "Pakistan bomb", while even the Guardian said she was "bagging" attention, boom-boom.
Sexist, puntastic, accessory-obsessed pigs. That's just what you'd expect from what? The Guardian? We were probably being playful.
That'll be it. And does wassername relish the coverage? Not so as you'd notice. "A guy in my place would never get such attention," she complains. "Nobody would be talking about his suit." On the other hand, at least the press have stopped focusing on her 2002 election campaign, which could be summed up as: "Vote for me, get my much more experienced daddy."
And to think that even Pass Notes is joining in We're not. We're talking about HRK because she's been in New York, defending her country at the UN.
Of course we are. And it needed defending because The chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff has been claiming that the Taliban faction, the Haqqani network, is a "veritable arm" of Pakistan's ISI intelligence service. Then there's the question of how Bin Laden hid in Pakistan for so long.
To which Khar replied That friends don't ask nasty questions. She also pointed out that 30,000 Pakistanis have been killed by terrorists.
It hardly seems appropriate to ask, but our readers demand it No, I won't say what she wore for the speech.
Do say: "So, Ms Khar, what do you think about Kashmir?"
Don't say: "So, Ms Khar, what do you think about cashmere?"
Pass notes, No 3,052: Hina Rabbani Khar | World news | The Guardian
