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A government official in Pakistan turned “cat-face” when a video filter was mistakenly turned-on during a live press conference.
By Talib Haider
17 JUN 2019 - 4:18 PM  UPDATED YESTERDAY 4:25 PM



Provincial Information Minister Yousuf Shaukat Zai, from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north-west Pakistan, and member of the ruling party PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) in Pakistan was talking to the local journalist at a press conference that was being broadcast via social media.

The event turned a bit awkward when cats ears and whiskers appeared on the minister's face during the live video.

The auto-filter soon caught his colleague, too, who then had a similar cat's appearance.

The video immediately went viral on social media but was later deleted from the political party's official page.

Responding to the embarrassing incident, PTI's social media team has called it a “human error” and said that “all actions have been taken to avoid such incidents in future.”

“Yesterday whilst covering a Press briefing held by KP's information minister Shaukat Yousafzai, a 'cat filter' was witnessed by the viewers which was removed within few minutes,” the party statement stated.

Social media erupted with cat-memes and cat-ch phrases.

One person wrote on Twitter, “according to KP government’s social media team we now have a cat in the cabinet.

Another tweeted, “Who let the cats out!!!”

Tweets, more images and video at https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/urdu/en/article/2019/06/17/government-officials-pakistan-forget-turn-cat-filter-during-facebook-live-press

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Minnesota cat recovering after sneaking into washing machine, survives wash cycle
By Talia Kaplan | Fox News

A Minnesota cat miraculously survived after sneaking into a washing machine -- where it stayed for about an hour.

Stefani Carroll-Kirchoff, from Maplewood, a suburb of St. Paul, said she was doing her laundry on Wednesday when her one-year-old cat, Felix, jumped inside the washing machine while the door was open.

“I must have turned my back for a few minutes folding clothes and he apparently went in there when I wasn’t looking,” Carroll-Kirchoff told Fox News.

“It’s horrific. It’s absolutely horrific,” she added.

Carroll-Kirchoff said she hasn't been able to sleep since the incident.

“This will haunt me for the rest of my life,” she said. “It’s the most traumatic experience.”


Felix inside an oxygen chamber at The Animal Emergency & Referral Center of Minnesota (Stefani Carroll-Kirchoff)

Her daughter, Asha Carroll McCullough, described her mother as a “devoted animal lover” and said her mom called her immediately after she realized what had happened.

“She was crying so hard I couldn’t understand what she was saying and she said Felix went through the washing machine,” Carroll McCullough said.

She told Fox News her mother went upstairs after starting the laundry and came back down after an hour. When she opened the door of the washing machine she realized Felix was inside the whole time.

“All of a sudden she heard a meow and saw a little white foot. The way she describes it was she was just in shock and she immediately phoned my grandpa and said come with me to vet,” Carroll McCullough.

She said within minutes her mother and grandfather “raced to the vet.”

When they arrived at the Animal Emergency & Referral Center of Minnesota, veterinarians said Felix was in critical condition. They told Carroll-Kirchoff “it’s rare that cats make it through something like this,” according to Carroll McCullough.

She said Felix was still in critical condition and veterinarians immediately put the cat on oxygen support and administered intravenous therapy.

“I will do anything I can for him to stay alive,” Carroll-Kirchoff said. “After what he’s been through, I feel like we owe it to him.”

Her daughter told Fox News that Felix’s recuperation required 24 hours a day in an oxygen chamber.

She said the therapy seemed to be working. The cat's vision was returning and the animal had started to eat again.

She said veterinarians told them Felix’s recovery likely would take a few weeks.

Carroll McCullough said the oxygen chamber has cost about $1,000 per day and since her mother did not have pet insurance, she started a GoFundMe campaign to help cover the cost.

“He’s doing remarkably well,” said Carroll-Kirchoff.

“We feel so, so lucky. He is the miracle cat,” her daughter said.