Who is Hina Rabbani Khar, the former Foreign Minister of Pakistan, shamelessly exposed on live TV for...
Islamabad: Hina Rabbani Khar was recently exposed on LIVE television when she was defending a UN-designate terrorist and got publicly challenged over claims that the US- and UN-designated Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, Hafiz Abdur Rauf, led funeral prayers in Pakistan. Here are all the details you need to know about Hina Rabbani Khar and the recent controversy that is going viral on the internet. Who is Hina Rabbani Khar?
Hina Rabbani Khar is a Pakistani stateswoman and economist who was the 26th Foreign Minister of Pakistan. Coming from a powerful feudal family, Hina began her political career in 2002 in the government of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and subsequently served in the Finance Ministry and Foreign Ministry as Minister of State.
The World Economic Forum mentions that Hina served again in the Finance Ministry in the absence of the then Finance Minister in 2009 after successfully contesting the 2008 general election.
Notably, Hina Rabbani Khar was appointed the first female Foreign Minister in July 2011. She is widely regarded as one of the highest ranking women in Pakistani politics. Why is Hina Rabbani Khar in news?
Former Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar was exposed on LIVE television when she was publicly challenged over claims that a US- and UN-designated Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, Hafiz Abdur Rauf, led funeral prayers in Pakistan.
'I am telling you, with authority, with evidence which has been shared with the whole world, that this is not the man that you (India) are claiming it to be. That is not the man you are claiming it to be,' she said, holding up the photo as part of her argument', Hina was seen saying in the viral video.
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Former Pak Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, speaking to Al-Jazeera, claimed that thousands of Abdur Raufs exist in Pakistan. Lashkar terrst Hafiz Abdul Rauf, who led the funeral at Muridke, was a completely different person.
Proving terrst Hafiz Abdul Rauf's innocence is… pic.twitter.com/6p5CBwrn4h
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'They (Pakistan army) said that he's a member of a political party, and they released his national ID number. That ID number is the same one as on the US sanctions list. So, according to the US sanctions terrorist list, this man is a terrorist,' the journalist said, exposing the contradiction in Pakistan's narrative.
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