PTV apologises for 'typo' during PM's China speech

State-run broadcaster runs 'Begging' instead of 'Beijing' on screen for 20 seconds before changing it


News Desk November 05, 2018
Imran is on an official trip, where he was addressing a ceremony at a central party school in Beijing which was shown by the national broadcaster. SCREENGRAB: PTV

The Pakistan Television Corporation issued an apology after it ran “begging" instead of “Beijing” on screen during the broadcast of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech in China, Express News reported.

Imran is on an official trip to the country, where he was addressing a ceremony at a central party school in Beijing which was shown by the state-run broadcaster.

During the speech, PTV had written “begging” on screen instead of “Beijing” by mistake.

PM Imran meets Chinese President Xi in Beijing

The word remained on screen for 20 seconds and was then changed.

However, the government's mistake came under heavy criticism on social media with screenshots shared with #begging becoming a top trend on Twitter.

Later on, the state-run broadcaster also apologised via Twitter saying "Today, during a live address of the Prime Minister during his ongoing visit to China, a typographical error took place, which remained on screen for 20 seconds and later removed. This incident is regrettable. Strict action has been initiated under rules against concerned officials".

COMMENTS (6)

Khalid | 5 years ago | Reply People put the PM to shame with his sincere effort while PML raised debt to 90 billion PTV put country to shame person should be fired and fined. Pakistan parody culture is disgraceful
tuk | 5 years ago | Reply Anybody can tell this was intentional and not typo. There is nothing to gain by doing these silly things by his critics!
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