A Pakistani journalist has confronted criticism after she objected to the nationwide girls’s soccer crew gamers sporting shorts throughout a match.
He objected quickly after Pakistan defeated Maldives by seven targets within the ongoing SAFF Championships in Kathmandu.
Participating in a world occasion after an extended hiatus, it was the Pakistan crew’s first win within the championship in eight years, however the reporter masking the match most well-liked to give attention to the gamers’ equipment.
At the post-match press convention, the reporter requested the crew supervisor and different officers, “As you know we belong to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which is an Islamic country, I want to ask why these girls are wearing shorts. No leggings.”
Praising British-Pakistani footballer Nadia Khan for scoring 4 of the seven targets, many slammed the reporter for specializing in the gamers’ clothes and their achievements.
National crew coach Adil Rijki was apparently baffled by the query, stating that “one has to be progressive” in sports activities.
“As far as the uniform is concerned, we have never tried to stop anyone, it is something we have no control over,” he stated.
The video sparked a debate on social media in regards to the reporter’s line of questioning.
TV host and RJ Anushe Ashraf, squash participant, Noorena Shams and lots of others got here out in robust assist and slammed the reporter for his or her “regressive mentality”.
Others additionally criticized the reporter, noting that he mustn’t cowl the occasion if he has issues seeing gamers in shorts.
Football actions in Pakistan have resumed not too long ago as FIFA lastly allowed its groups to take part in worldwide and regional occasions after the deadline for contemporary elections was set by the nation’s warring soccer our bodies.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
