‘Not news, but a cartoon show': Nadia Khan slams Indian war reporting
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Pakistani actress and television host Nadia Khan has sharply criticised Indian media for its coverage of the recent Pakistan-India tensions, calling their reporting overly theatrical and seemingly premeditated.
Appearing on a talk show recently, She commented on the tone and style of Indian news channels amid the ongoing cross-border conflict.
She remarked that the coordinated coverage and detailed visuals suggested that Indian media had been "prepared two months in advance."
'The way Indian media has been reporting — it makes you laugh out loud. It feels like they're not delivering news but putting on a cartoon show,' Khan said during the programme.
She further added that Indian media has turned Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a larger-than-life figure.
'They've presented him like Aishwarya Rai. It seemed like months of facials had been done. The prep was clearly already in place,' she said.
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