Updated October 20th, 2020 at 12:56 IST
Pakistan Minister lifts Ghalib verse as 'my father's poetry', adds to Imran & co's gaffes
Pakistan Minister Shibli Faraz lifted Mirza Ghalib's verse and claimed it was 'father's poetry'. He was forced to deleted the tweet after backlash.
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In the age of social media with posts being shared at a brisk speed, credibility becomes an important factor. As fake news and posts with false claims and quotes go viral, it is sometimes not just netizens, even celebrities who share it or fall a victim to it. Recently, Pakistan Minister Shibli Faraz shared a verse 'from his father’ Ahmad Faraz, which turned out to be of legendary Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib.
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Pakistan Minister Shibli Faraz lifts Ghalib verse
As per Pakistan media, Shibli Faraz, who serves as the Federal Minister for Information, intended to take a dig at the joint opposition over an anti-Pakistan government rally. The politician wanted to poke fun at the ‘empty stadium’ in Gujranwala, in the first rally of the parties against the Imran Khan-led government.
Tweeting the words, “Jiski bahaar yeh ho uski khizaa naa pooch’, (Don’t ask about the autumn for those who were enjoying the spring’), he claimed it was a quote of his father, renowned poet Ahmad Faraz.
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Pakistani journalist Azhar Abbas, however, highlighted that Uttar Pradesh-born Mirza Ghalib was the rightful writer of the verse.
I think it’s Ghalib’s not Ahmed Faraz’s دیوانِ غالب ۔ غزل نمبر 186
— Azhar Abbas (@AzharAbbas3)
ہے سبزہ زار ہر در و دیوارِ غم کدہ
جس کی بہار یہ ہو پھر اس کی خزاں نہ پوچھ
ناچار بیکسی کی بھی حسرت اٹھائیے
دشوارئِ رہ و ستمِ ہمرہاں نہ پوچھ
مرزا اسد اللہ خان غالب
As the gaffe was pointed out, even netizens trolled Faraz and he was forced to delete his tweet.
A comedy of errors? #PTIGovernment@shiblifarazhttps://t.co/KUW4yJWSda
— Gaitty Ara Anis (@GetiAra)
If he'd learned anything from his father, could he ever have served the Regime?https://t.co/SSItpwzhs5
— Ziyad F. I. (@Ziyad_F)
Not the first time
Pakistan Ministers, including Imran Khan, often made headlines for their faux pas over the last year. The PM himself had tweeted a fake video of ‘atrocities against Muslims in UP’ during the CAA controversy, before it emerged that video was from Bangladesh. Apart from this, lighter gaffes, like a minister sharing Sachin Tendulkar’s younger pic and claiming he was Imran
Khan, or another praising pilots with a game video, have all made netizens go ‘LOL.’
PM Imran Khan 1969 pic.twitter.com/uiivAOfszs
— Naeem ul Haque (@naeemul_haque)
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Published October 20th, 2020 at 12:56 IST