{"id":244389,"date":"2020-01-03T10:26:56","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T05:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=244389"},"modified":"2020-01-03T10:26:56","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T05:26:56","slug":"anila-khawaja-and-cynthia-d-ritchie-have-a-fight-over-new-years-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/anila-khawaja-and-cynthia-d-ritchie-have-a-fight-over-new-years-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Anila Khawaja and Cynthia D. Ritchie Have a Fight Over New Year&#8217;s Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While everyone enjoyed New Year\u2019s Eve by throwing parties and watching the fireworks, there were fireworks going on Twitter as former foreign media head of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Anila Khawaja got into an argument with Cynthia D. Ritchie!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-244390 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DWbSI6MXUAAGKbQ.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DWbSI6MXUAAGKbQ.jpg 675w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DWbSI6MXUAAGKbQ-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DWbSI6MXUAAGKbQ-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DWbSI6MXUAAGKbQ-561x997.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DWbSI6MXUAAGKbQ-364x647.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DWbSI6MXUAAGKbQ-608x1081.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DWbSI6MXUAAGKbQ-27x48.jpg 27w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DWbSI6MXUAAGKbQ-54x96.jpg 54w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apparently, Anila Khawaja tweeted harshly about the Islamabad-based American blogger and former goodwill ambassador to Pakistan for being \u201ca foreigner who broke traditions of good grace and hospitality, and behaved rudely.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf382020\ud83c\udf38..NYE Pakistanis silently stood like tamashbeen while a foreigner broke with all our traditions of good grace &amp; hospitality to behave exceptionally rudely with their fellow citizen.<br \/>When will we ever learn to stand together and be respected on r own soil let alone abroad! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8ksGgdqdSw\">pic.twitter.com\/8ksGgdqdSw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Anila Khawaja (@anilakhawaja) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anilakhawaja\/status\/1212329127396675584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-244392 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/UDJqzfl1_400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/UDJqzfl1_400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/UDJqzfl1_400x400-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/UDJqzfl1_400x400-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/UDJqzfl1_400x400-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/UDJqzfl1_400x400-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/UDJqzfl1_400x400-384x384.jpg 384w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/UDJqzfl1_400x400-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/UDJqzfl1_400x400-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/UDJqzfl1_400x400-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/UDJqzfl1_400x400-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/UDJqzfl1_400x400-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cynthia didn\u2019t hold back after reacting to Khawaja\u2019s claim. She called out Khawaja for showing up uninvited to her private New Year\u2019s Eve party.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You &amp; 2 others came to my private party without an invitation. I was responsible for the guest list. You weren&#39;t on it. Why? Because of your crazed behaviour over the years. It&#39;s rude to show up without an invite. Learn some manners.Get over your entitlement. Our party. Our rules <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c5DzJrVWQh\">https:\/\/t.co\/c5DzJrVWQh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cynthia D. Ritchie, M. Ed (@CynthiaDRitchie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CynthiaDRitchie\/status\/1212583880752062464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Knowing that Anila Khawaja is a close aide of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Cynthia went all out and put the ex-PTI foreign media head on blast. Check out her responses!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Am I&#39;m not the only foreigner  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anilakhawaja?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@anilakhawaja<\/a> &#8211; don&#39;t forget your status; &amp; don&#39;t feign graciousness &amp; piousness. I know who you really are as a person: your threatening to write a tell all book about IK if certain things didn&#39;t go your way. All of which is thoroughly documented. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8QupW04Bcx\">https:\/\/t.co\/8QupW04Bcx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cynthia D. Ritchie, M. Ed (@CynthiaDRitchie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CynthiaDRitchie\/status\/1212586610946125824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anila is claiming on WhatsApp forums I &quot;lied&quot; about another guest not being invited. That guest, like all guests, was required to RSVP &amp; provide names\/nationalities of their guests. He didn&#39;t &amp; wasn&#39;t on the list. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PTIofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PTIofficial<\/a> your &#39;foreign media head&#39; is (again) causing problems <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8QupW04Bcx\">https:\/\/t.co\/8QupW04Bcx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cynthia D. Ritchie, M. Ed (@CynthiaDRitchie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CynthiaDRitchie\/status\/1212615316125212673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Well, that escalated quickly! No word from Anila yet, but we suspect she is preparing her reply. Let\u2019s see what happens next!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While everyone enjoyed New Year\u2019s Eve by throwing parties and watching the fireworks, there were fireworks going on Twitter as former foreign media head of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Anila Khawaja got into an argument with Cynthia D. Ritchie! Apparently, Anila Khawaja tweeted harshly about the Islamabad-based American blogger and former goodwill ambassador to Pakistan for being \u201ca foreigner who broke [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/anila-khawaja-and-cynthia-d-ritchie-have-a-fight-over-new-years-party\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":244396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1298,2199,1291,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-244389","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-featured","9":"category-social-media","10":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"What happened here?","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Anila-Cynthia-scaled-750x375.v4-960x640-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Anila-Cynthia-scaled-750x375.v4-960x640-758x505.jpg",758,505,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Anila-Cynthia-scaled-750x375.v4-960x640.jpg",960,640,false]},"author_name":"Sher Alam","categories_name":["Culture","Featured","Social Media","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Anila Khawaja and Cynthia D. 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