Govt has not nominated anyone for ‘beauty contest’: Solangi

Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi on Wednesday said that the government had not nominated anyone to represent Pakistan at Miss Universe beauty pageant.

The minister was responding to a senior journalist’s post on the social media platform ‘X’, who had questioned as to who in the government had given permission to five persons for the contest.

“The government and the state of Pakistan are represented by the state and government institutions. Our government has not nominated any non-state or non-governmental person or institution for any such activity, nor can any such person or institution represent the state or government. Period,” the minister said in his post on X.

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Media reports had claimed that Pakistan was being represented by five contestants who were the finalists of Miss Universe Pakistan.

The development was also condemned by renowned scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani on his X handle.

“If this information proves to be accurate, questions will be raised about the extent to which we will compromise our values,” he said.

He had also urged the government to take notice of the reports.