Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch on Thursday slammed New Delhi for the “unnecessary” controversy Pakistani presenter Zainab Abbas was dragged into during the ongoing World Cup saying that the registration of the case was not the “right step”.
“The case against Zainab Abbas on unnecessary tweets is not the right action. Zainab is being dragged into an unjustified case,” said the spokesperson in response to a question during her weekly press briefing.
Baloch said that as host of the World Cup it is the “Indian state’s responsibility” to provide secu-rity. She added that it is also India’s responsibility to provide a favourable environment for the Paki-stani cricket team.
World Cup 2023 presenter Zainab had left India, earlier this week, after an Indian lawyer filed a complaint against her over alleged “anti-Hindu” statements.
As the news of her leaving India emerged it was being claimed that she was deported by India. An Indian lawyer had reportedly approached the police for the registration of a complaint against Abbas for allegedly issuing statements against India and Hinduism.
Abbas was announced as one of the presenters for this year’s World Cup earlier this month. The presenter was really excited about the opportunity to travel to India when the announcement was made.
