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Social media is lauding the power move that was Hina Rabbani Khar’s Afghanistan visit

Social media is lauding the power move that was Hina Rabbani Khar’s Afghanistan visit

Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Adnan Malik also highlighted the powerful parallels of sending a strong woman to meet a govt that denies women rights.
30 Nov, 2022

The Taliban government in Afghanistan is notorious for its treatment of women and its denial of women’s rights. Which is why the arrival of Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar for talks with the government proved to be such a power move. Netizens cannot help but root for Khar, deeming it a boss move to have a woman represent Pakistan, especially before a government like this.

On Tuesday, Khar concluded her one-day trip to Kabul where she held wide-ranging talks with Afghan Taliban leadership on security issues and economic cooperation. Leading a high-level delegation, she is the first minister to travel to the Afghan capital since the government of PM Shehbaz Sharif took over in April.

Videos and photos from Khar’s trip are doing rounds on social media and collecting appreciation all around. Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and actor Adnan Malik re-shared them and highlighted the powerful parallels between the representatives.

Calling it a “flex”, netizens rained down praises for the “strong woman”.

Same here.

One user talked about how brave Pakistani women are and how they deserve opportunities to showcase their capabilities in every sphere.

Yes!

More power to you, Hina Rabbani Khar!

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ENGR Hamid Shafiq Nov 30, 2022 01:20pm
Taliban give respect to a guest woman means they are good people.
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Jill Nov 30, 2022 01:21pm
Let's see what the Taliban has to say...it will may as well end as only optics. Not that pakistani women are in a much better state.
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Sheila kijawani Nov 30, 2022 01:44pm
Its actually a PR move by Pakistan and also most likely Afghanistan. Just to show the west that Taliban have ‘changed’! Otherwise such meetings are always by the ‘powers that be’ and Taliban would not have even accepted Pakistans request of HRK. Such propaganda Works at home but world is wiser!
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