Overview

• Speaking on Samaa TV, Shahid Afridi rejected Irfan Pathan’s story as a lie, said he doesn’t consider Pathan “a man,” and challenged him to speak face to face.
• Afridi invoked Abdul Razzaq as a witness, saying Razzaq confirmed there was no talk about “dog meat” during the 2006 Karachi–Lahore flight.
• In an August Lallantop interview, Pathan recalled Afridi ruffling his hair and responded with a quip that Afridi was “barking like a dog,” a version Afridi disputes.
• After Afridi’s clip went viral, Pathan posted on X that former players and media in the neighboring country were “obsessed” with his name.
• Coverage links the feud to the Asia Cup’s off‑field strain, including the recent “handshake row,” and reports no formal comments from the BCCI or PCB.