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Fawad Chaudhry's inappropriate joke about Pakistan's cricket coach didn't make us laugh
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Fawad Chaudhry's inappropriate joke about Pakistan's cricket coach didn't make us laugh

Minister of Science and Technology tweeted he's worried about Mickey Arthur as we're still mourning Bob Woolmer's death
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25 May, 2019

As a nation, we're obsessed with cricket.

And we know that sometimes when cricket fever hits, sports banter can get intense, even personal. Like, when Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry tweeted a highly inappropriate joke after Afghanistan beat Pakistan by three wickets in a World Cup warm-up match:

"I'm concerned about Mickey Arthur [our current cricket coach], we still haven't stopped grieving Bob Woolmer," he wrote.

It's pretty unbecoming of a minister to make such insensitive "jokes" about former Pakistan cricket coach, Woolmer, who died suddenly after Pakistan was eliminated from the 2007 World Cup. It's also a pretty rude thing to say to someone who's alive, that you're concerned about their mortality.

Thankfully, some Twitter users also called him out on the crass nature of his tweet:

Comments

bhaRAT© May 25, 2019 02:31pm
He should delete this silly tweet; very inappropriate.
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Khurram May 25, 2019 02:34pm
It's not about the coach .. it's about the shock he will get coz of our teams performance .. Grow up ppl
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Name May 25, 2019 02:38pm
Maybe he wasn't joking...
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FK May 25, 2019 02:42pm
Looks like he has nothing to do in his ministry of science and technology.
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Shubha May 25, 2019 03:22pm
The joke was taken out of context and PTI demands a Uturn.
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Amjad Durrani Engineer USA May 25, 2019 04:49pm
One fails to understand that why Mr. Fawad is always in the news for wrong reasons. He is bent upon proving the universal truth that the though the tongue is very small but it can take you to greatest heights and it can also put you in the lowest depths. Accordingly, by uttering consistently such diatribes, which has become his trademark , let us face the fact that he always is close to prove him in the later category..
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His Master's Voice May 25, 2019 04:53pm
At least FC is consistent. It's as if he is on a mission to show how little merit and decency matter in this naya pakistan. All that matters is to stay in the news.
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Taimur May 25, 2019 05:45pm
Was it a joke or threat?
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Mark May 25, 2019 05:54pm
Crass!!
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Amjad Afridi May 25, 2019 06:36pm
The symptoms shows that Images is suffering from fourth stage feminism and political correctness. Bet this comment will never make it under the story.!!!
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Bharat Jha May 25, 2019 06:36pm
He should be foreign minister
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Fareed N May 25, 2019 07:13pm
Fawad Chowdry, minister of science & technology- A joke. Did the man ever step in a basic chemistry lab?
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nelson May 25, 2019 07:22pm
He is the minister for science and technology. He tweeted his tweet meant for the parallel universe that he resides in. Accidentally surfaced in our universe. Take a chill pill folks.
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Sameer May 25, 2019 07:40pm
Now we know removing him from the previous ministry was a sound idea. The guy has relative no clue what and when to speak. Suggest he stick with managing the 5 yr lunar calendar. It will be a service to the nation in its own way.
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TBH May 25, 2019 09:03pm
That's some warning. Feeling sad a national coach is treated like this. So much of obsession in cricket, it's after all a sport and that too one that doesn't have more than 5 - 6 nations playing competitively. So it's not even a world sport
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Chacha May 25, 2019 09:43pm
People who don't keep their mouth shut ends up saying stupid things like this one.
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BYE_BYE May 25, 2019 10:26pm
Has he ever said anything sensible?
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zack May 26, 2019 12:18am
What a disgrace to joke about such an event. And this guy is the minister of Science and technology who doesn't know jack about science. so much for naya pakistan...
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Osman May 26, 2019 12:50am
Enough is enough. Imran Khan should fire this irresoponsible person.
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lion May 26, 2019 02:22am
what else do you expect from third world fascism
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Dr. Doctor May 26, 2019 02:31am
Is it a veiled threat or his statement gives credence to the conspiracy theories that Western media circulated following Woolmer's untimely demise?
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Facts May 26, 2019 02:38am
Typical PTi, nothing much to say.
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Javed Helali May 26, 2019 04:20am
He even looks so uncouth!
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Javed Helali May 26, 2019 04:21am
... or rather unsophisticated.
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Usman May 26, 2019 05:49am
This is precisely what he is .. and the reason why loved by IK so much..
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Shahid May 26, 2019 05:59am
I think it's time for PM Imran to seriously consider pulling out Fawad Chowdry as he is doing more damage to PM and his party.
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Halfis May 26, 2019 07:28am
This man is a disgrace to his position
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Khurram May 26, 2019 08:14am
Very stupid joke.
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shahram May 26, 2019 09:37am
Reference to losing against Ireland and now Afghanistan.
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Pawan May 28, 2019 02:13pm
He is minister of Science & Tech?
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Yawar May 30, 2019 02:40pm
He is well known to not think before he speaks. But to also not think before he writes...?
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Faisal May 30, 2019 05:01pm
If you cannot praise someone who is not more among us, its better to keep silent.
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