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2010-02-14 India-Pakistan

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Posted by tipper 2010-02-14 11:19|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

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"It's a practical joke someone played on the Internet," he says. "It's just a hoax story."

He says he's dismayed by the way this misinformation is spreading, saying the reports are misspelling and misinterpreting the meaning of his name and fabricating news about diplomatic movements. Other reports, which he stresses are false, say he'd even tried to secure ambassadorships in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates but was turned down for the same reason.

Mr. Zeb was sworn in as high commissioner in June, 2009, and is only nine months into his three-year term in Ottawa. There have been no discussions with Saudi Arabia to take up an ambassadorship, he says, and Pakistan's ambassador to Saudi Arabia has only served four months in his post.

"I don't know what to think of it," he says. "All I can say is they've distorted my name."

I can't believe how many people fell for that one.

Posted by Parabellum 2010-02-14 11:34|| http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/ 2010-02-14 11:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Any publicity is good publicity

Rhonda Farr said: 'Publicity, darling. Just publicity. Any kind is better than none at all.

Posted by Kofi Thaiger6334 2010-02-14 13:11|| 2010-02-14 13:11|| Front Page Top

#3 I understand "Chuck Schumer" is yiddish for "biggest putz". I read it somewhere

Posted by Frank G 2010-02-14 13:46|| 2010-02-14 13:46|| Front Page Top

#4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K8_jgiNqUc

Posted by twobyfour 2010-02-14 18:19|| 2010-02-14 18:19|| Front Page Top

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