Man Heckles Pakistan’s UN Representative Maleeha Lodhi In US; Asks What Govt Has Done

In a video going viral on social media, the man can be seen loudly berating her and demanding to know what the government has done for the past 15 years and accused them of being thieves.

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New Delhi: Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United States Maleeha Lodhi was seen heckled by a person who claimed to be a Pakistani national, in a purported video at an event. Following which she had to leave an event in a hurry. In a video going viral on social media, the man can be seen loudly berating her and demanding to know what the government has done for the past 15 years and accused them of being thieves. At an informal interaction with media persons in New York, Lodhi was approached by a man, who asked her loudly: "I have a question for you." When Lodhi said she had finished what she had to say, he countered: "You can't be done, I have a question for you." When Lodhi was leaving from the event, the man heckled her and shouted, “from last 15-20 years, what are you doing?" When he was asked to stop recording by the people present at the event, the man said, "I'm not going to stop recording. It is not against the law. I am asking her a question...I am a Pakistani." When Pakistan's top diplomat at the UN refused to answer, the man heckled her and said "did not deserve to represent Pakistan." However, the authenticity of the video could not be ascertained. There was no official response from Lodhi and the Pakistani mission. (with inputs from agencies)