ISLAMABAD: The United States embassy in Islamabad on Wednesday apologized for retweeting a post in which a Pakistani opposition leader targeted Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The tweet by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker Ahsan Iqbal was a comment to a Washington Post headline — “Trump’s defeat is a blow for the world’s demagogues and dictators.” The politician wrote: “We have one in Pakistan too. He will be shown way out soon. Insha Allah!“
Retweeted by the embassy’s official handle, the post drew outrage with the hashtag #ApologizeUSembassy making the rounds on Twitter in Pakistan.
The embassy soon apologized for sharing the “unauthorized” post.
“The US Embassy does not endorse the posting or retweeting of political messages. We apologize for any confusion that may have resulted from the unauthorized post,” it said on Twitter.
The tweet blunder prompted Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari to blast the embassy, also on Twitter, in for what she said was “intervening brazenly” in Pakistan’s internal politics and “still working in Trumpian mode.”
