Pakistan’s UN Envoy Maleeha Lodhi Goofs Up Again; Refers To UK PM Boris Johnson As Foreign Minister

While tweeting a picture of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s meeting with the British PM, Maleeha Lodhi wrote: “Prime Minister Imran Khan met British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson this morning.”

New Delhi: In a major goof-up, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations on Monday called UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the Foreign Minister of the country. While tweeting a picture of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s meeting with the British PM, Maleeha Lodhi wrote: “Prime Minister Imran Khan met British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson this morning.” In the picture, Khan can be seen sitting with his British counterpart as a part of their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 74^th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. After she was trolled left, right and centre for her gaffe, Lodhi removed the tweet and put out a fresh tweet, terming her previous blunder as a “typo.” She tweeted: “Sorry typo in previous tweet. Prime Minister Imran Khan Met British PM this morning.” This isn’t the first time, Lodhi has caused embarrassment to Pakistan. Previously, she had tweeted a picture of 17-year-old Palestinian girl with pellet injuries on her face as 'evidence' of atrocities on Kashmiris in India. She had made the goof-up in her right to reply to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's speech at the UN in 2017. Her goof-up was strongly rebuked by India who lambasted the neighbour for using a fake picture to establish a false narrative. (Additional inputs from ANI)