{"id":4028,"date":"2018-11-05T17:53:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T17:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/pakistans-imran-khan-caught-in-begging-broadcast-error-in-china\/"},"modified":"2018-11-05T17:53:57","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T17:53:57","slug":"pakistans-imran-khan-caught-in-begging-broadcast-error-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/pakistans-imran-khan-caught-in-begging-broadcast-error-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan&#8217;s Imran Khan caught in &#8216;begging&#8217; broadcast error in China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div property=\"articleBody\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visits Beijing, 3 November 2018\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/C0A6\/production\/_104181394_hi050355025.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\"\/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">EPA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    Mr Khan was on an official visit to China as Pakistan faces grave economic challenges<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">A Pakistani TV channel has apologised after broadcasting a speech by PM Imran Khan in China with a caption displaying the word &#8220;begging&#8221; instead of Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>The typo appeared during a live address at the Central Party School in Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Khan is in China for official meetings and is seeking billions of dollars in aid to help stave off a financial crisis.  <\/p>\n<p>The Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) later said it would take &#8220;strict action&#8221; against those responsible.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan is also seeking a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).<\/p>\n<p>Following the &#8220;typographical error&#8221; broadcast at the weekend, PTV posted a short statement on Twitter describing the incident as &#8220;regrettable&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>However this was not before the mistake, which reportedly remained on screen for 20 seconds, was ridiculed on social media.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Saturday, China said it had agreed to &#8220;firmly move forward&#8221; with infrastructure projects in Pakistan following meetings between Mr Khan and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.<\/p>\n<p>During his official visit to China, the world&#8217;s second largest economy, Mr Khan also met President Xi Jinping. <\/p>\n<p>China has invested tens of billions of dollars in Pakistan in recent years as part of its Belt and Road Initiative &#8211; which aims to link the economies of Asia, Africa and Europe via huge infrastructural projects.  <\/p>\n<p>The cash-strapped Pakistani government is facing grave economic challenges as it struggles to avoid a financial crisis and keep the economy afloat.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Saudi Arabia said it would provide Pakistan with a $6bn (\u20ac5.2bn; \u00a34.6bn) rescue package, but officials have said it is not enough, and the country still plans to seek a bailout from the IMF.<\/p>\n<p>It would be Pakistan&#8217;s 13th rescue package from the multilateral lender since the late 1980s.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-asia-46102013\">Source<\/a> by <a href=\"\">[author_name]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright EPA Image caption Mr Khan was on an official visit to China as Pakistan faces grave economic challenges A Pakistani TV channel has apologised after broadcasting a speech by PM Imran Khan in China with a caption displaying the word &#8220;begging&#8221; instead of Beijing. 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