Published 26 Dec, 2015 01:59pm

Top tweets: The lowdown on Modi's trip to Pakistan, as narrated by social media

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who love surprises and those who don't.

We're not sure which category we Pakistanis fall into, but one thing is for sure: we did get an unforgettable jolt this Friday, in the form of Indian PM Modi visiting Lahore. In an unprecedented move, the Indian Prime Minister paid a seemingly spontaneous visit to Lahore on his way back home from Kabul, dropping in to chat with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

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Sharif personally received Modi at the airport and they were seen walking through the crowd holding hands before attending a wedding in Nawaz Sharif's family.

Of course, social media was thrown into a tizzy. Here's a selection of top tweets about Modi's visit to Lahore:

It all started with a tweet or two.

And escalated quickly.

As Modi landed in Lahore, there were unexpected winners:

Though judging by their smiles, no one won bigger than Nawaz-Modi, of course:

There was abundant positive feedback.

From both sides of the border.

Word limits are for the weak — some people struggled to contain their excitement:

Selfie or it didn't happen!

However, not everyone was glass half full. There was some speculation about Modi's... true intentions!

And some... profound reflections:

Modi gets respect for bending the rules of the game:

He definitely shook things up:

We have to admit, Modi's quite the globetrotter! #wanderlust

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