High Commissioner to India takes off from movie screening after being questioned about the Karachi kid
High Commissioner to India takes off from movie screening after being questioned about the Karachi kid
Even after being awarded the death sentence, Ajmal Amir Qasab remains a hot potato; especially, it seems, for
diplomats from across the border.
On Thursday, Shahid Malik, Pakistan's high commissioner to India, virtually dashed off from the screening of a documentary on the Pakistan army after being surrounded by meidapersons. The movie, which has been produced by an Indian journalist and documentary maker Rohit Gandhi, boasts about depicting the reality of Taliban infested areas in Pakistan. The event was organised at the India International Centre (IIC) in central Delhi.
"Today was the screening of the movie and though there was an open entry for everyone, some very well known people had arrived to attend the show as well. Pakistan's high commissioner Shahid Maliku00a0-- the chief guest of the screeningu00a0-- arrived along with Pakistan's defence attach ufffd Brigadier Mohammad Iqbal," said an official of IIC.
Malik arrived almost 20 minutes before the screening and was seen interacting with the people. Though his mobile phone kept him busy, he looked a bit irritated and tense. Brigadier Iqbal, meanwhile, preferred to keep a low profile and kept waiting for the screening to begin.
Just before the movie was to be played Malik went to the dais and delivered a small speech, which was meant to portray Pakistan as one of the first victims of international terror. "Pakistan has always been against any kind of terrorist activity but there is a perception that we joined the fight only after 9/11," he said addressing the gathering.
Just before Malik could finish his speech a group of media personalities armed with note pads and mikes entered the main auditorium. But they were caught by surprise when Malik suddenly decided to leave the screening just after the documentary began playing. He completely refused to respond to the queries of the scribes who followed him out of the auditorium. "I don't want to talk about it, I have nothing to say," were the only words Malik uttered.
Soon he was seen leaving IIC in his official car with blue number plate. Brigadier Iqbal attended the entire show, engulfed in the darkness of the auditorium.
