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Meet Yalda Hakim, the Afghanistan-born news anchor who grilled several Pakistani ministers

Yalda Hakim, a fearless Afghan-born journalist, is making global waves for confronting Pakistani ministers over terrorism in viral interviews.

May 13, 2025 / 14:06 IST
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Yalda Hakim in interview with Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif

Amid ongoing tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad, Pakistan's involvement in terrorism has once again come under international scrutiny. A journalist and TV presenter recently drew attention for directly confronting Pakistani ministers with tough, uncomfortable questions.

Yalda Hakim, a journalist has gone viral  for her hard-hitting interviews with top Pakistani ministers, challenging their long-standing denials about promoting terrorism.

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In a widely circulated interview on April 24, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif acknowledged on-air that the country had provided support, training, and funding to terrorist groups. He attributed this involvement to fulfilling the West’s "dirty work," effectively shifting the responsibility onto Western nations.

In subsequent interviews, she also confronted Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar. While Tarar denied the presence of terrorist camps in the country, she pushed back by citing remarks made by Pakistan’s own defence minister. 

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