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The Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan suggested in his interactions with Pakistani media recently that an interim government should be installed in Afghanistan to help smooth the talks process. This did not go well with Afghanistan. And their foreign ministry summoned the deputy ambassador of Pakistan to protest over those remarks. Additionally, Afghanistan recalled their ambassador to Pakistan back!
“Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its grave objection on Pakistani PM’s recent reckless statements about the peace process and establishment of an interim government, deemed such statements an obvious example of Pakistan’s interventional policy and disrespect to the national sovereignty and determination of the people of Afghanistan,” it said, also recalling Afghanistan’s ambassador from Islamabad for further discussions on the matter. (source)
Now, this diplomatic mess that Imran Khan initiated has spiraled to a whole new level! The US Ambassador to Afghanistan tweeted a sharp rebuke of Imran Khan, where he tried to both, support Afghanistan and reprimand Khan for his rather ill-thought out comments. And, Ambassador Bass used a cricket analogy as well as Pakistan’s known habit of ball-tampering in cricket to hit the point home!
Some aspects of #cricket apply well in diplomacy, some do not. @ImranKhanPTI, important to resist temptation to ball-tamper with the #Afghanistan peace process and its internal affairs. #AfgPeace
This outraged Pakistan’s “Human Rights” Minister (wonder what such a minister does in Pakistan anyways with forced conversions and Jehadis ruling the roost?!) and she called the US Ambassador – a “Little Pygmy”. Although her grasp of English language left some “void” in her “little hit” against the US Ambassador.
Clearly you little pygmy your knowledge of ball tampering is as void as your understanding of Afghanistan and the region! Clearly in your case ignorance is certainly not bliss! Another sign of Trumpian mischief a la Khalilzad style! https://t.co/ZOySvWJNDq
Your tweet shows you understand neither cricket nor diplomacy. With the afghan peace process at such a critical juncture hope the US will be able to find better diplomatic skills to deal with the delicate issues at hand. https://t.co/9iYWfOF92U
With a battle of sorts erupting amongst the twitterati, the Pakistanis went all apologist and started flashing the victim card, as the “Human Rights” Minister doubled down on the push back to her rather undiplomatic name-calling and now has called him a moron!
Haha! Haters gonna hate! But seriously what diplomatic norms? US dips have been violating them all day today from Zalmay to this moron! https://t.co/7iQKgRTVPv
Well, if you thought Modi was isolating Pakistan from the world stage, you may now adjust your analysis. Even Imran Khan and his cabinet is isolating Pakistan from the world now!
Throughout my life, I have never ever seen such language against a diplomat by any government functionary. Even one with an imaginary ministry!
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