Cricketer Shahid Afridi, in his pacifist avatar, wants India and Pakistan to engage in dialogue and not war. But that's not what made news on Twitterverse, it was his terming Pakistan a 'peace loving' nation
'Comedian' Shahid Afridi calls Pakistan 'peace loving', Twitterati ROFL
Twitterati troll Shahid Afridi for calling Pakistan 'peace loving nation'
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'Boom Boom' Shahid Afridi is known for his confrontational attitude, but the former Pakistan skipper seems to have mellowed with age and on Friday showed his pacifist avatar.
The Indian Army's 'surgical strike' in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan's response to it is currently the hottest topic of discussion among citizens of both countries and how could Afridi stay away.
On Friday, reacting to the escalating tension, the Pakistani cricketer urged that two neighbouring countries to avoid war and give peace a chance.
Afridi posted on Twitter that Pakistan was a peace loving country and that they wanted cordial relations with everyone. "Pakistan is a peace loving nation, why talk about extreme measures when things can be resolved through dialogues?” the former T20 skipper asked.
"Pakistan wants cordial relationship with all. When two neighbours fight both homes are effected (affected). Say No to war. #Pakistan #India #Peace #neighbours," he tweeted.
Pakistan is a peace loving nation,y talk abt extreme measures when things can be resolved through dialogues. Pakistan wants cordial 1/2
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) September 29, 2016
Relationship with all. When 2 neighbours fight both homes are effected. #sayno2war #pakistan #peace #india #neighbours
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) September 29, 2016
While he did talk about de-escalating tensions among the neighbours, what upset many Twitterati was his calling Palistan a 'peace-loving nation'.
People took to the platform in droves to respond to the all-rounder's tweets.
HERE'S HOW TWITTERATI RESPONDED:
@SAfridiOfficial LOL! Peace or (leg)Piece loving nation? Dialogues? Stop watching movies! Dialogue with a nation that breeds terrorists?
— Caustic News (@CausticNews) September 30, 2016
. @SAfridiOfficial ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082 Joke of d year ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0098 peace loving PAK
— Arnab Goswami (@DwivediJISpeaks) September 29, 2016
@DwivediJISpeaks @SAfridiOfficial Y isn't no team playing since 2009 in Pak, Afridi?? U must b living in fools paradise
— Indrajit_G (@ig2015) September 30, 2016
@SAfridiOfficial Pakistan is a peace loving nation??? Bwahahahahahaha! Biggest joke of the day. #IndiaStrikesBack
— Panun Kashmir (@WandererSS6) September 29, 2016
@SAfridiOfficial Out of favour in cricket, and want to try your hand at comedy? All the best!
— Giridharan KESAVAN (@girikesavan) September 30, 2016
@SAfridiOfficial pic.twitter.com/szv5XPD4hw
— Gopal (@NeerGopal) September 30, 2016
@SAfridiOfficial Peace loving country!!! Say this to the families of the soldiers who lost heir life in #UriAttack and many other attacks
— Sai Teja Reddy (@tejaspeakz) September 30, 2016
@SAfridiOfficial check out what rubbish this account is doing @defencepk .. and this is your defence ðu00c2u009fu00c2u0098u00c2u0082
— Prathamesh (@Pratham_10) September 29, 2016