Video: Pak diplomat left red-faced by journalist Yalda Hakim over Pahalgam terror probe, netizens say 'she cooked him'
Sky News journalist shut down Pakistani diplomat Mohammad Faisal in an interview that has gone viral on social media. The diplomat, while speaking about heightened India-Pakistan tensions after the Pahalgam attack, claimed that Pakistan wanted an international probe. The journalist then mentioned Uri, Pulwama and several other terror attacks after which Pakistan failed to show up for an investigation.
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Pakistan's UK high commissioner Mohammad Faisal faced an embarrassing moment during an interview with Sky News journalist Yalda Hakim when he was discussing India-Pakistan tensions . The diplomat was left stumped in a television interview when he said "Pakistan wanted an internal investigation and is ready to join the investigation" in the aftermath of the deadly Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir which claimed 26 lives.The journalist then pointed to several instances when after several brutal terror attacks in India, backed by Pakistan, the neighbour country did not show up for an investigation, leaving the diplomat red-faced."In 2001, Indian Parliament was attacked and Pakistan was invited for an investigation. In 2008, Mumbai attacks took place and the finger of blame was pointed to Pakistan. It was called on for investigation. In 2016 and 2019, Pakistan was invited for an investigation during Uri and Pulwama attacks. At all these junctures, Pakistan may have co-operated on surface and but it didn't do anything to stop these terror groups from flourishing in the country," Hakim said, fact-checking the diplomat.Her piercing questions left Faisal visibly unsettled as he struggled to defend his country's misleading claims, dismantling Pakistan's false narrative with facts. This comes after Pakistani Defence Minister's Khawaja Asif embarassing interview with Hakim where he ended up admitting to terror funding.Netizens quickly reacted to the video and one of them commented, "She ate him." "Where can i watch the full interview. She seems like proper journalist asking questions instead of riling up emotions," asked another."What's the name of the interviewer? She is doing great work..," wrote a third user. "she cooked him so bad," quipped another citizen.A few days earlier, Pakistan I&B minister Attaullah Tarar was left speechless in an interview with Yalda Hakim after India struck Pakistan and PoK under Operation Sindoor to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack. Tarar claimed that Pakistan did not have terrorist camps, a brazen statement which was immediately fact-checked by Sky News anchor Yalda Hakim, who pointed out Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's recent admission on her earlier show that his country has been doing this 'dirty work" for the United States for three decades.'Let me make it very clear, there are no terrorist camps in Pakistan. Pakistan is a victim of terrorism. We are the frontline state against terrorism. India on the other hand, when we had the Jafar Express hijacking, India did not even condemn it," Tarar claimed on the show.'Pakistan is a victim of terrorism. We are fighting terrorists in our western region. There are no terrorist camps in Pakistan. We have lost 19,000 lives in this fight. India didn't even condemn the Jaffar Express hacking incident. India is sponsoring terrorism by assassinating Sikhs abroad. We caught Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav," the minister said.Hakim interjected, pointing to Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's recent admission on her earlier show about his country doing "dirty work" of sponsoring terrorism for the United States for three decades.Yalda Hakim didn't buy the narrative. She sharply added, 'Can I remind you, just a week ago on my show, your own Defence Minister Khawaja Asif admitted that Pakistan supported and funded terror groups as proxies for over a decade.'She continued, 'In 2018, even the United States cut military aid to Pakistan accusing it of playing a double game. Your own leaders—including General Pervez Musharraf, Benazir Bhutto, and even Bilawal Bhutto—have said Pakistan supported terrorist groups.'Yalda Hakim further cornered the minister with global facts, she said, 'We also know Osama bin Laden was found and killed in Abbottabad, inside Pakistan. I've been to Pakistan—I know"The fiery exchange has gone viral online, with many calling it a perfect example of Pakistan being caught lying about its terror links. The anchor's calm but firm rebuttal exposed how Pakistan continues to deny facts already accepted by its own top leaders.
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