Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Director General of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), is facing widespread backlash after a video from a press briefing showed him winking at journalist Absa Koman following a question about jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Koman had asked about allegations branding Khan a 'national security threat' and 'anti-state,' to which Chaudhry replied, “Add a fourth point: he is also a zehni mareez, i.e., a mental patient,” before smiling and winking at her.

The moment triggered outrage on social media, with users calling it unprofessional and a sign of Pakistan’s deteriorating democratic environment. One user wrote, “Democracy is over in Pakistan. PM is a puppet,” while another called the situation “a meme of a nation.”

Chaudhry

See Full Page