Why did Sharif invite Mir exclusively. Through stupidity or on purpose criminal sabotage, Mir ruined any chances the talks have. The Indian journalist was so much better in comparison
As Pakistan and India’s prime ministers got together in a much-awaited encounter in New York on Sunday, the controversy that preceded their interaction seemingly made bigger news than the actual meeting.
The controversy, which began with a remark, drew interesting reactions from a number of members of the Indian government as well as the opposition, putting these in an interesting light as India gears for national elections in 2014.
The controversy began on Sunday, hours before the meeting of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, over the former purportedly calling Singh a “dehati aurat” (village woman) during a breakfast interaction with two journalists.
The controversy’s roots lie in a comment by journalist Hamid Mir on Geo TV that Sharif had used the village woman description for Singh during the Saturday breakfast with him and NDTV’s Barkha Dutt.
The epithet seemingly took shape from the idea that Sharif was reportedly unhappy that the Indian premier had complained to US President Barack Obama over certain issues relating to Pakistan.
However, Dutt, who was also present at the breakfast meet, remarked on Twitter: “This (Mir’s version) is a distortion entirely”, and that Sharif had not said anything “of this kind”.
Dutt said parts of the interaction with Sharif were off the record. However, these did not include any pejorative language about the Indian prime minister, she said.
In a series of tweets, Dutt wrote that Sharif had told the journalists an allegorical tale regarding a dispute between two villagers, one of them a woman. The story ended with how fights should be settled between two parties, Dutt said, adding that Sharif’s account was fundamentally about how third parties should not be involved in disputes.
Subsequently, Mir also tweeted that Sharif had said nothing derogatory against his Indian counterpart.
Singh and Sharif, who met for just over one hour at a New York hotel on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, agreed to reduce tensions along the Line of Control in Kashmir as the first step towards a comprehensive peace in the region and also accepted invitations to visit each other’s countries, but no dates were set.
It was their first face-to-face meeting since Sharif was elected in May.
No one knows Hamid Mir's real intentions but he did try to scuttle the talks between Sharif and Dehati Aurat ( I mean Manmohan).
scuttle?
Manmohan g was called a langri batakh (lame duck) in indian media. nobody minded that.
but over all the tone of indians at the UN suggested anything but talks...accusations..accusations..and more accusations..epicenter of terrorism? and wat was pakistan's response?
I hate this khushamdi chamcha Hamid Mir. He thinks he knows everything. The only thing he specialises in is sensationalizing every trivial news and putting a conspiracy twist on everything
Aman ka tamasha is one thing but i couldnt understand if Manmohan singh can blame Pakistan in his general assembly speech then why NS can’t blame India openly for its involvement in Baluchistan
Modi: "Oye Nawaaz Sharifiya!!! Khabardaar Jo Tu Ne Saaday Pardhan Mantari di Beizzitti Ki!!!!. Waisay Dil Khush Keeta Si Nwaaz Sharifiya! Menu Vi Pardhan Mantri Ban Ne Da Shouq Eh, Hath Zara Holaa Rakhna!"
Aman ka tamasha is one thing but i couldnt understand if Manmohan singh can blame Pakistan in his general assembly speech then why NS can’t blame India openly for its involvement in Baluchistan
