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Did Miftah Ismail really wipe his nose with Sania Ashiq's dupatta?

Did Miftah Ismail really wipe his nose with Sania Ashiq's dupatta?

A widely shared video clip of Ismail and Ashiq left many netizens confused.
24 Mar, 2022

PML-N leader Miftah Ismail became the focal point of online conversation and confusion recently after a (for lack of a better word) bizarre video clip surfaced on social media.

The video clip — which is from a press conference by PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on March 21 — shows Ismail standing behind PML-N's Sania Ashiq, where at one point, he is seen wiping his nose with what many netizens believe appears to be the dupatta Ashiq is wearing.

The video left many a netizens dumbfounded and honestly, we can't blame them. It is pretty hard to pinpoint exactly what the politician is using to wipe his nose with.

One camp on Twitter was certain Ismail used Ashiq's dupatta and labelled it as "harassment".

A Twitter user felt this was nothing to joke about. "This is totally unacceptable, irrespective of party affiliation. No man has the right to touch a woman’s clothing."

The other camp gave the politician the benefit of doubt. There is more to it than what meets the eye, they urged.

"He is clearly using a towel, so chill," tweeted one user.

Ismail soon took to Twitter and responded to the viral clip. "A video shows me wiping my face with my sister Sania Ashiq’s dupatta," he said. "As seen, I reached in my pocket, got a tissue and wiped my face. Second time I unknowingly picked up her dupatta on the tissue to wipe my face. Of course I apologised to her when I saw it."

Although Ismail's tweet was meant to put the confusion to rest, a few netizens still had a valid question.

Others were satisfied with Ismail's tweet. If the man says it is a tissue, then it is indeed a tissue.

"It is so strange that before Miftah Ismail’s clarification, I could’ve sworn there was no tissue paper and he was in fact cleaning his nose with Sania Ashiq’s dupatta but now all of a sudden [as] you watch the video again, there it is…the tissue paper in his hand," read a tweet.

Ashiq did not release a statement on the incident. What are your thoughts on the video clip?

Comments

JustWasif Mar 24, 2022 05:10pm
it was tissue -
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JustWasif Mar 24, 2022 05:11pm
He taken out tissue from his pocket
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M. Saeed Mar 24, 2022 05:25pm
Ismail wiped his face with his handkerchief or small towel and Ms Sania was unmoved, which shows she was not touched. Besides, Ismail was talking to the person on his right and did not even focus his eyes on Dupatta. The video was very unclear and the while color of Dupatta and Ismail's cloth simple murged in image.
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Ahmed khan lehri Mar 24, 2022 05:39pm
Then these people have the cheaks to give surmounts of morality to the people.
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Ahmed khan lehri Mar 24, 2022 05:41pm
The reality of PML N and opposition. They are the people who have ruled this country for decades. Today we are lacking behind in every aspect because of these immoral politicians
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tarik Mar 24, 2022 05:56pm
Is that a news?
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Ibrahim S Mar 24, 2022 06:10pm
Not a big deal , it’s part of our culture how we grew up.
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Ali (CA) Mar 24, 2022 07:04pm
It was an irresponsible act but the final say rest with Ms. Ashiq.
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nk Mar 24, 2022 07:23pm
It is clearly evident that they are cramped up and in fact he was reaching his pocket but both times he did picked up Sania Ashiq's dupatta. The evasive action from her proves it.
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Qasim Mar 24, 2022 07:28pm
Good grief. What a disgusting thing to do. Also a bizarre way to present this story. Half the article is about how he may not have done it. Until the last paragraph says he did. Sheesh. Condemn this disgusting thing rather than try to cover up for em.
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Mansur Ul Haque Mar 24, 2022 07:36pm
Video is available. He is industrialist. He treats everyone just lime his employee and treat employees just like slaves.
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chengez Mar 24, 2022 08:02pm
Why did he call her sister?? Cannot he respect a woman boundaries even if she is not his sister??
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Zak Mar 25, 2022 12:26am
A Twitter user felt this was nothing to joke about. "This is totally unacceptable, irrespective of party affiliation. No man has the right to touch a woman’s clothing." Was it clothing only he touched. Common PML N culture.
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Zak Mar 25, 2022 12:26am
@JustWasif He taken out tissue from his pocket He has no pockets.
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Zak Mar 25, 2022 12:27am
@JustWasif it was tissue - You were there, presumably?
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nk Mar 25, 2022 01:07am
@tarik Sensation, conflict, number scoring , slandering is the time we are living in.
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Shahid Iqbal Mar 25, 2022 01:31am
It felt like he is sniffing the dopatta.. whatever! This was gross
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THE Mar 25, 2022 01:37am
It's more of a health concern. If Miftah is sick, he should not be standing in a crowd like that.
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Jalal Mar 25, 2022 02:11am
Such an issue of national importance.
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M Emad Mar 25, 2022 04:34am
Sania Ashiq 'famous' for fake video !
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Anonymouseee Mar 25, 2022 06:53am
She actually did move at the same time the guy wiped his nose. I won’t be surprised he actually used her dupatta.
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Shahid Mar 25, 2022 07:49am
Before this episode, I didn't know who Sania Ashiq is. Now I do.
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Mr Dream Mar 25, 2022 07:54am
It is indeed, tissue.
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Dollarman Mar 25, 2022 08:13am
And this dude claims to be educated in the States!
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Rao Anwar Ali Mar 25, 2022 08:40am
Shameful activities.
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Clouds Mar 25, 2022 01:24pm
Disgusting act by Miftah.
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Imran Mar 25, 2022 02:48pm
It was big cloth, defintly bigger than any handkerchief or tissue. And sensing some she even moved.
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F Nawaz Mar 25, 2022 05:58pm
People see what you tell them to see. If there is a tissue, then he picked up the dupatta the first time as well.
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A Mar 25, 2022 07:21pm
It’s for her to take objection. Why are Abdullahs bothered?
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