This is the story of Pakistan, a series of never ending own goals.
Pakistanis don’t seem to think there’s a world outside their borders except India. So the Pakistani foreign minister can come on a major American cable channel and make these sorts of ridiculous statements. And it’s not like he was even set up to make that statement. He set it up himself, giggling and smiling like a little girl as he made some pretty reprehensible statements.
I am not surprised that the Pakistani embassy didn’t even bother to prepare him for the interview. Pakistani officials act like they own the world and don’t see the point of preparations and working out an effective communication strategy. It’s the reason why Pakistan’s image is in such a horrible place.Your FM simply confirmed what people believed about your country, that it is a bigoted and backward country.
Countries spend millions each year on their communication strategy and image, Pakistanis think they can just walk in and wow the universe. They almost always end up embarrassing themselves.
There is NO way to defend the statements made by your FM. If your argument is that we don’t need the world or care what it thinks of us, that’s fine. But then don’t come on American channels and make these kinds of insane claims. His ignorance and expressed bigotry undermined the legitimate work done by pro-Palestinian groups.
