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- Mahmood’s announcement on Thursday that five-day classes would restart at schools from March 1 has not won him any fans
- ‘No more pawri,’ one disappointed social media user writes; ‘he is no longer my friend,’ another user says about Mahmood
RAWALPINDI: Pakistani Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood has become a favorite among Pakistan’s school-going children during the coronavirus pandemic when schools remained shut for much of the year — so much so that memes calling him “the prime minister of children” have become ubiquitous on social media platforms in Pakistan.
So it was only expected that Mahmood’s announcement yesterday, Thursday, that regular five-day classes would restart at schools from March 1, has not won him any fans.
In response, one young user posted: “Breaking news! COVID is completely defeated in Pakistan!”
One Twitter user put up a picture of the minister and wrote, “He is no longer my friend.”
Another user created a meme with the caption: “The worst thing about betrayal is that it never comes from an enemy.”
Another user expressed sorrow at having to meet real people again and do handwritten assignments:
One user shared a popular meme of IT workers hugging each other with the caption: “Pakistani parents right now,” referring to parents’ relief not to have their kids at home all the time anymore:
And lastly and with resignation, one Twitter user tapped into the most popular social media trend of the subcontinent and said: “No more pawri.”