Spurned on every international forum and from almost all countries, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan resorted to a bizarre diktat for his citizens to stand for 30 mins every Friday in order to register their protest against India’s move to abrogate Article 370. However, today, on the first Friday to observe his decree, failed spectacularly as people of Pakistan exhibited little interest in following their Prime Minister’s command.
Many videos have emerged where angry Pakistanis can be seen censuring Pakistan PM Imran Khan for his edict for ordinary Pakistanis to stop doing their work for 30 mins. Slamming Imran Khan’s move, many prominent Pakistani personalities have tweeted abysmal participation of people in the initiative.
Salman Rashid, a renowned author of 10 books in Pakistan, claimed that he climbed the roof to see how many “morons” (Pakistanis) came out on streets following their PM’s command. However, he said that not a soul had come out to join the protest. He proceeded to say, “Sala chootiyon ko chootiya bana rahe hai”.
Just climbed the roof to see how many morons were standing outside on the road. NOT A SOUL. Saalay chootiyon ko chootiya bana rahay hain.
— Salman Rashid (@odysseuslahori) August 30, 2019
In a video shared by a quick-witted Pakistani journalist Naila Inayat, only four Pakistanis can be seen listlessly trying to stop traffic in Lahore’s busy Liberty square. However, not a single car, nor pedestrians strolling around the square bothered to join the protest with them.
Lahore, Lahore aye ?pic.twitter.com/yMjkao5uoJ
— Naila Inayat नायला इनायत (@nailainayat) August 30, 2019
Naila also shared two other videos in which distressed Pakistanis are seen protesting against Imran Khan’s move. Traffic has been halted at many places but people are now questioning, what the government actually aims to achieve by having such nationwide protest.
In the name of Kashmir: Traffic halted, people irritated, will the govt tell us what it achieved, exactly? pic.twitter.com/QtTS71c80E
— Naila Inayat नायला इनायत (@nailainayat) August 30, 2019
In another video shared by Naila, one Pakistani citizen who appeared agitated by Khan’s decision to hold a protest across the nation by standing silently for 30 minutes said that it’s of no use as “Modi would fly from above”.
One agitated man asks what’s the point of stopping the people when “Modi tu opar se guzar jaye ga..” pic.twitter.com/UPnzg6S6jB
— Naila Inayat नायला इनायत (@nailainayat) August 30, 2019
In most places where the traffic stopped by police or activists by blocking the roads. Many Pakistani netizens questioned the purpose of the move, asking what it has achieved apart from causing traffic jam.
Other than causing a massive traffic obstruction, what else did Kashmir Hour achieve? We have yet to find out… pic.twitter.com/JBHE46fRvp
— Azra Naqvi (@AzraNaqvi4) August 30, 2019
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js In a hilarious concidence, Pakistan Railway minister, while addressing a public rally during Kashmir hour suffered an electric shock just after he mentioned PM Modi in his speech.
#Pakistan railway minister suffers electric shock from mic while addressing a rally during #KashmirHour, just after he mentions PM Modi in the speech. ?
These are probably signs from God, urging #Pakistan to stop this non-sense. Please listen!? @gauravcsawant @bhartijainTOI pic.twitter.com/N3fcqjPrhN
— NooriBadat (@NooriBadat) August 30, 2019
Pakistan PM Imran Khan had issued orders for government functionaries and departments to conform to his announcement of leaving their work and join the protest in solidarity with Kashmiris by standing for 30 minutes from 12 PM to 12:30 PM PST.
Even the Pakistan Railway trains were also forced to join the protest as per the PM’s order. All the trains that run in Pakistan, all 138 of them, stopped for 1 minute today and the Pakistani national anthem was played during that time. One only wonders if Pakistani planes flying in Pakistan also had to stop mid-air for a minute to adhere to Imran’s diktat.
