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Mistaken Identity: BBC News Tags DPM Zahid Hamidi Instead of Resigned Pakistani Minister

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Mistaken Identity: BBC News Tags DPM Zahid Hamidi Instead of Resigned Pakistani Minister - WORLD OF BUZZ
Source: NST & Ismaweb

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If you caught this on the BBC News Facebook page last night, you may have been a little confused over who they tagged in one of their posts!

Pakistani Law Minister, Zahid Hamid reportedly resigned after protests were staged against a perceived “softening” of the nation’s blasphemy laws.

BBC News Accidentally Tags DPM Zahid Hamidi Instead of Pakistani Minister Who Resigned - WORLD OF BUZZ 5

Source: Dawn

According to the New Straits Times, the minister resigned when he was accused of blasphemy for leaving out a reference to Prophet Muhammad in a revised version of the country’s electoral oath. Protests were called off not long after his resignation.

BBC posted an article reporting the news on their Facebook page, but made a mistake when they tagged our Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, instead of the Pakistani Law Minister, Zahid Hamid!

BBC News Accidentally Tags DPM Zahid Hamidi Instead of Pakistani Minister Who Resigned - WORLD OF BUZZ 4

Source: NST

Okay lah, we guess the names are nearly identical, but people still weren’t having it! 

One user quickly pointed out the error, which prompted the international news outlet to apologise and fix the mistake.

BBC News Accidentally Tags DPM Zahid Hamidi Instead of Pakistani Minister Who Resigned - WORLD OF BUZZ

Source: Facebook

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Source: Facebook

Of course, that didn’t stop everyone from having a good laugh, though!

BBC News Accidentally Tags DPM Zahid Hamidi Instead of Pakistani Minister Who Resigned - WORLD OF BUZZ 1

Source: Facebook

BBC News Accidentally Tags DPM Zahid Hamidi Instead of Pakistani Minister Who Resigned - WORLD OF BUZZ 2

Source: Facebook

BBC News Accidentally Tags DPM Zahid Hamidi Instead of Pakistani Minister Who Resigned - WORLD OF BUZZ 6

Source: Facebook

Well, to quote Hannah Montana, “everybody makes mistakes”! 

 

Also read: PappaRich Australia Under Fire After ‘Ignorant’ Photos of Nasi Lemak Eaten with Chopsticks Go Viral

PappaRich Australia Under Fire After Photos of Nasi Lemak Being Eaten with Chopsticks Go Viral - WORLD OF BUZZ 12

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