With regards to the Zainab Abbas situation, a well-known Pakistani cricket presenter with international recognition, who had to curtail her stay in India, the Foreign Office (FO) has expressed its concern over the case filed against her in India, calling it “not an appreciable step”. 🔴LIVE: Spokesperson's Weekly Press Briefing 12-10-23 at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad https://t.co/WVBnyczanR — Spokesperson 🇵🇰 MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) October 12, 2023Zainab Abbas had attributed her early departure from India to "personal reasons". The complaint was based on screenshots of tweets allegedly made by an account associated with Abbas back in 2014. Also read: Cricket presenter Zainab Abbas ‘leaves’ IndiaThe FO spokesperson reiterated that the case filed against Zainab Abbas in India is an unwarranted development, as she has been unfairly implicated in the matter. Also read: To be sorry or not to be sorry: Zainab Abbas' old anti-India tweets divide the internetA Pakistani news channel, citing anonymous sources, reported that Zainab Abbas vehemently denied the allegations and asserted that she had been unjustly singled out.

Source: The Express Tribune October 12, 2023 20:26 UTC