Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to dismiss agriculture minister Taku Eto over his recent gaffe over rice, people familiar with the matter told Jiji Press on Tuesday.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s highly-publicised visit to China was marred by a gaffe by state-run PTV broadcasting a speech by him in Beijing with the dateline “Begging”, triggering an intense debate on the social media in the country.