The Daily Mail is the only Pakistani newspaper that publishes simultaneously from Islamabad and Beijing. Yesterday, Christina Palmer, the paper's longtime correspondent based in Johannesburg, South Africa, filed this interesting story. I copy it here in red without change:
Johannesburg: Indian media is looking into a surprising incident during inaugural ceremony of Indian Premier League, shifted due to security reasons from India to South Africa, as to weather the dog which disrupted the ceremony for half an hour has really any links to ISI, Pakistan’s premier intelligence agency, which is blamed by Indian media for all wrongs happening within their country. Considering their past pattern, Indian media may certainly blame ISI for this incident although most likely they would not find any proof thereof but certainly the poor dog would not be able to speak that he was not sent by any intelligence agency for that the ISI.
Surely, the IPL Commissioner, Lalit Modi will talk to South African authorities for sure to keep that aspect of security in mind while chasing barging dogs in the IPL arena.
Surely, the IPL Commissioner, Lalit Modi will talk to South African authorities for sure to keep that aspect of security in mind while chasing barging dogs in the IPL arena.
Rizwan Razi, our colleague from CNBC Pakistan, read this story and emailed me this question: "Just checking: Is it an ordinary dog or a 'Slumdog Millionair'?
So we dont go into the Hindu kutta episode in this one, I guess :)
ReplyDeleteChristina palmer is obviously appealing to the Pakistani nationalistic sentiment by writing this poor attempt at humor. She is driving a bigger wedge between the Indian and Pakistani people. But you know what? The Indian cricket fans miss seeing the Pakistani players in action at the IPL.
ReplyDeletecrazyfrog has gone off his/her rocker if they think this microscopic article can drive a bigger wedge between pakistan and india than RAW covert operations in Northern Pakistan. Either way, Indians will blame the ISI even if a bird shat on their heads.
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