PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/ LOST WITH PURPOSE

PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/ LOST WITH PURPOSE

PHOTO: FACEBOOK/ PAKISTAN TOURISM SUMMIT

Yesterday, news arose that American travel blogger Alex Reynolds was 'silenced' at the recently held Pakistan Tourism Summit (PTS). Apparently, she wasn't able to present at the summit as organisers believed her views were too critical.However, the official Facebook handle of PTS has now shared videos of all the speakers at the event and one of the videos includes Alex's presentation too. Alex, who runs the blog Lost With Purpose, can clearly be seen showcasing her presentation. Their caption read, "Alex Reynolds, Lost With Purpose - American Travel Blogger shares her experiences and thoughts about Pakistan at Pakistan Tourism Summit."Unsurprisingly, countless followers were very puzzled after this video was posted. They took to the comments section to express their confusion. "Listen to what she said in the other video and what actually happened in the summit," wrote one user.Another wrote, "I'm confused. She said in a video on her blog that her speech was heavily censored and she couldn't highlight her true experience travelling in Pakistan, but here she is, enlisting the exact points she mentioned in her vlog. Furthermore, she complained that she wasn't allowed to express her points. I guess she wasn't "sponsored" like the other bloggers so she felt the need to bash Pakistani tourism in a separate video."Some even suggested that the organisers take action, "Alex Reynolds, Lost With Purpose has shared a viral video on her blog that she was stopped from speaking at the summit because of her different views than other vloggers. And here I see that she is on the stage expressing herself. #PTS organisers must take action and sue for misinformation."Nonetheless, there were others that began speculating whether Alex was really allowed to present, suggesting that the video shared by PTS of her presentation isn't actually during the summit. "Look at Eva's (Polish Travel Vlogger Eva zu Beck) video of her speech and compare with this one, it's obvious both were done at different venues. Even at the start of this video you can hear the lady say "the last person to give a speech today" which means she gave the speech when everyone left."Another added, "She was not allowed to speak while IK (Prime Minister Imran Khan) was there. You can see the front row seats are empty. How demoralising is it for the speaker to only be allowed to speak when the VIPs have left."The actual content of her presentation garnered mixed reviews too. "Level headed talk. Raised valid and realistic issues," stated one follower while another wrote, "I find her irritating, selfish and arrogant. She was invited to come and promote the country not to give her warped scholarly opinion on how to solve the problems of tourism in a country that in reals terms does not have international tourism at present and has only recently come out of a war on terrorism. She is mistaken if she thinks Pakistan has a really cool image at present and foreigners would be misled with all the fancy online content, no one is that naive."Furthermore, pictures and videos of Alex meeting and conversing with the PM have arisen. Due to this, many have questioned the travel blogger's credibility.Watch Alex's previous video here:Have something to add to the story? Share it in the comments below.