New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has found himself at the centre of a fresh controversy after inaugurating what appeared to be a Pizza Hut outlet, only for the company to call it out as fraud.

In videos doing the rounds on social media, Asif was seen inaugurating a Pizza Hut-branded outlet at the Sialkot Cantonment, with floral arrangements in place and a red carpet for the defence minister.

However, the sheen of high-profile inauguration ceremony faded quickly, as Pizza Hut took to social media to declare the outlet as "unauthorized".

"Pizza Hut Pakistan informs our valued customers that an unauthorized outlet falsely using the Pizza Hut name and branding has recently opened in Sialkot Cantonment," the Wi...