A Pakistani Journalist by the name of Hamid Mir has come under fire after drawing parallels between Tibetan leader, The Dalai Lama and Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar. His tweet didn’t go down too well with people as the majority of the users bashed him to the core.
Citing China blocking UN’s bid to designate ‘Masood Azhar’ as a ‘global terrorist’, the journalist retweeted a 10-year-old news article and wrote “It’s very easy to understand why China blocked resolution against Masood Azhar in UNSC? India sheltering an enemy of China since decades and his name is Dalai Lama.”
It’s very easy to understand why China blocked resolution against Masood Azhar in UNSC?India sheltering an enemy of China since decades and his name is Dalai Lama https://t.co/Pc3BnbaO2Z
— Hamid Mir (@HamidMirPAK) March 13, 2019
After his tweet, the journalist received a lot of flak for his remarks:
Masood Azhar is a terrorist!
Dalai Lama is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, just like Malala.
PS: He was awarded Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his NONVIOLENT campaign over nearly 40 years to end China's domination of his homeland
A mind bender for Pakistan?
— Amrita Bhinder ?? (@amritabhinder) March 14, 2019
I think the reality is, Pak terrorism elimination = peace with India = Pak army losing importance = Pak financial Development = China Losing its importance …..Vicious Circle you see?
— Shut the fuke up..? (@PatriotTom_) March 14, 2019
https://twitter.com/Prakash20797502/status/1105898725078007808
R u guys serious @HamidMirPak & @MuhammadZiauddi? Comparing @DalaiLama to Azhar the jihadi terrorist? I can understand Beijing making this ridiculous parallel, but you two are senior journalists and should know the #DalaiLama is in exile from Tibet, a country occupied by China.
— Tarek Fatah (@TarekFatah) March 14, 2019
इससे पता चलता है के पाकिस्तान में पत्रकृता की इस्थिति कितनी दैनीय है।
— Nick ?? (@nickkverma) March 14, 2019
Dalai Lama is Terrorist
Osama Bin Ladein a saint .
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— Varun Sharma (@LogicalHindu_) March 14, 2019
This is how Pakistan looks at Masood Azhar pic.twitter.com/tMJfIrNEMa
— Varun Sharma (@LogicalHindu_) March 14, 2019
Post the 1959 Tibetan revolution against the Chinese rule, the Dalai Lama escaped his country and took shelter India and has lived here ever since. He is a Buddhist spiritual leader and is widely respected by people from across the world. Dalai Lama has been honoured with the Nobel Prize in 1989.
After when China, blocked UN’s bid, India said, “We are disappointed by this outcome. This has prevented action by the international community to designate the leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), a prescribed and active terrorist organization which has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir on 14 February 2019,” the External Affairs Ministry said.
World leaders are gathering together again to support India at a time when ‘China betrayed the international community by blocking the bid to designate Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar’ as a “global terrorist” for the fourth time.
Annoyed by China’s move, UNSC members today threatened that they “may be forced to pursue other actions” if China still continues to support Pakistan in case of terror.
“If China continues to block this designation, responsible member-states may be forced to pursue other actions at the Security Council. It shouldn’t have to come to that,” a Security Council diplomat was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
