Recently, a Pakistani news channel placed Bollywood actor Aamir Khan’s photo on their bulletin in place of MQM leader Amir Khan, who is accused of murder.
Pakistani news channel mistakenly uses actor Aamir Khan’s photo
The picture had the news update written in Urdu along with a snapshot of Aamir Khan. Journalist Naila Inayat shared a screenshot of the same on Twitter, writing, “Headline: After 17 years MQM leader Amir Khan exonerated in a murder case. Didn’t know Indian actor Amir Khan was in Pakistan for the last 17 years..”
Headline: After 17 years MQM leader Amir Khan exonerated in a murder case.
Didn’t know Indian actor Amir Khan was in Pakistan for the last 17 years.. pic.twitter.com/YcUmg6LKfk
— Naila Inayat नायला इनायत (@nailainayat) April 16, 2020
The channel got heavily criticised for its irresponsible reporting and became a butt of jokes online. Later, the channel rectified the error.
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