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A Pakistani TV reporter, who recently slapped a teenage boy during a live broadcast, sparking humour, confusion as well as criticism, has now defended herself.
Maira Hashmi, a news reporter for Lahore Rang, was reporting about the Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha this weekend when the incident occurred.
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A Pakistani TV reporter, who recently slapped a teenage boy during a live broadcast, sparking humour, confusion as well as criticism, has now defended herself.
Maira Hashmi, a news reporter for Lahore Rang, was reporting about the Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha this weekend when the incident occurred.
She was surrounded by a crowd of people, including families and children.
A video of the incident showed Ms Hashmi speaking on camera while two teenagers stood nearby, apparently talking to each other. Seconds later, as soon as she finished her reportage, the woman struck one of the boys on his face, before the clip ended.
After the video went viral on social media, Ms Hashmi said that the teenager was misbehaving with a family, and reiterated that she would do so again, if needed.