In a late-night social media blunder, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posted a message on X about deescalation efforts in West Asia, sparking rumors that it might have been written by the US or ‘Israel’ rather than Sharif’s own staff.
The message which was labeled “Draft…” looked suspiciously like it had been awkwardly copy pasted. After all, it is highly unlikely for a communications staff member to refer to their boss as “Pakistan’s PM” in an internal draft.
Sharif quickly edited the post, removing the “Draft” label, but the damage was done. The “edited” section of the post still reveals the slip-up, leaving many to question whether this was a genuine diplomatic effort or a poorly executed PR stunt orchestrated by US or ‘Israel’.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu couldn't help but clarify that the ceasefire didn’t include Lebanon, which had been pulled into the conflict by Hezbollah’s rocket attacks in retaliation to the martyrdom of Iran’s Supreme Leader Sayyed Ali Khamenei.