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PHOTO BY FILE: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan attends a welcoming ceremony hosted by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 3, 2018. REUTERS / Jason Lee
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has removed the head of state television after the legend "begging" in place of "Beijing" during the broadcast in China of the visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan, who promised economic aid to the impoverished South Asian country. .
Khan was in Beijing in search of financial help to end the balance of payments crisis after getting $ 6 billion in support from Saudi Arabia and before Pakistan failed. engage in talks with the IMF.
A Reuters news agency official said the ministry had withdrawn the services of Hasan Immad Mohammadi, who had been interim director general of Pakistani television for a few weeks.
PTV apologized after "Begging" hit the screens for 20 to 25 seconds on Monday as Khan delivered a speech, triggering a social media debate to determine whether the typo was deliberate.
Khan criticized Pakistan's numerous international bailouts and decried the previous leaders who roamed the world with a bowl of begging.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Information said that the spelling errors had nothing to do with the dismissal of Mohammadi, but that it was a "routine affair".
Finance Minister Asad Umar said on Tuesday that "Pakistan's immediate balance of payments crisis is over," adding that Saudi support combined with unspecified aid promised by China has helped to strengthen foreign exchange reserves.
A day before arrival on Wednesday, Umar announced the presence of an IMF team for a two-week visit to Islamabad to negotiate Pakistan's request for a 13th IMF bailout since the 1980s.
He previously said the country needed $ 12 billion in immediate relief.
Written by Asif Shahzad; Edited by Nick Macfie
