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Faisal Vawda's army boot stunt warranted these Twitter reactions

Faisal Vawda's army boot stunt warranted these Twitter reactions

As Vawda's stunt became a catalyst for online mirth and humour, Pakistani Twitter couldn't hold itself back.
Updated 15 Jan, 2020

PTI's Faisal Vawda has once again made himself the object of scrutiny and ridicule after he pulled an outlandish stunt last night on Off the Record, a talk show hosted by Kashif Abbasi.

The Federal Minister for Water Resources brought with him an 'army boot' to a live programme, during which he used a boot to heap scorn on PML-N and PPP for voting in favour of the recently passed Army Act in parliament.

Vawda was one of three guests, representing the PTI-led federal government. The other two guests were PPP’s Qamar Zaman Kaira and PML-N’s Senator Javed Abbasi, who walked out in protest.

While responding to a question regarding Nawaz Sharif's health, Vawda said that "shameless" people stoop to any level.

"In order to save your theft and to escape the country [...] you laid down and gave respect to the boot. You have announced this," he said as he pulled out an actual boot. "In every programme, I will keep this with me, this is today's democratic N-League."

The host, Abbasi, joked that he thought Vawda was pulling out a gun, a reference to an earlier stunt by Vawda, but in fact, he had "pulled out something even more dangerous".

Obviously, the bizarre stunt became a catalyst for online mirth and humour, with a few terming the whole incident as #bootology.

And with so much fodder for jokes, Pakistani twitter couldn't hold itself back from commenting. Not only that, but the irony wasn't lost on anyone either.

The iconic antic instantly became a trending meme

And the absurdity only helped sharpen our observational skills

For some, Vawda awakened their inner muse

For others, thoughts of singing and dancing became the only way to cope

While Twitter recognised and respected the hustle...

...others cashed in on it

Mostly, the possibilities were endless and Twitter sure wasn't going to waste them

But in truth, here's how we really felt

Comments

Khaled Jan 15, 2020 05:11pm
Immaturity of the highest order. What else can one say.
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rafiq Jan 15, 2020 06:08pm
Mr F.W Pakistan needs you and many others politicians in Pakistan to help and care for them as your own family members. Frustration would not help but anger management should do. Please set good examples now and the next generation would love to follow.
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Ga Jan 15, 2020 06:22pm
Why on earth is he wearing snowboots in Karachi.??
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anita Jan 15, 2020 07:06pm
Mr. Corrupt himself!!
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Ibrahim S Jan 15, 2020 08:58pm
Immoral and cheap way to get attention
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Shahid Jan 15, 2020 09:18pm
This is called method to the madness. He pulled off one of the best stunt and made mockery of other parties. It was definitely not within norms, but who cares. I watched the whole show and his stance was logical and very clear.
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Zulfiqar Jan 15, 2020 09:22pm
Sorry state of affairs
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Wasim Kureshi Jan 15, 2020 10:57pm
I thought and the conclusion is that his action comes under the Freedom of expression. He simply mentioned a fact.
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Babu Bombay Jan 16, 2020 01:39am
The boot was polished like a mirror you could see reflections of reality.
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