The prime minister of Pakistan has ordered an investigation into an advertisement by the country's flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines, which was criticized for resembling the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The ad, promoting flights from Islamabad to Paris, featured a plane flying towards the Eiffel Tower. Social media users condemned the ad, saying it evoked imagery from 9/11. Pakistan's deputy prime minister and foreign minister stated that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had directed an inquiry into the controversy.
The prime minister of Pakistan has ordered an investigation over an ad by the country’s flag carrier that was criticized as resembling the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The Pakistan International Airlines ad announcing the resumption of flights from Islamabad to Paris, which was posted on its official X account Jan. 10, shows a plane flying toward the Eiffel Tower with the tagline, “Paris, we’re coming today.” The post has received more than 21 million views on X since it was published.
“Did the airline management not vet this?” Omar Quraishi, a former political media adviser, said on X. The airline has not publicly commented on the ad. It could not be reached for comment Thursday. Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, told lawmakers this week that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had ordered an inquiry into the controversy, describing the ad as “stupidity,” Pakistan’s Geo News reported.
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