Imran Khan’s Critics Heaved Sigh of Relief Mocking Ailment

Not long when it was announced that Imran Khan and first lady Bushra Imran had contracted coronavirus, a disdainful trend against the country’s prime minister popped up on the microblogging site Twitter that was led by his political opponents.

The political opponents of Imran Khan did not have mercy on him and his wife as they believed that the followers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were the ones who set a precedent of contemptuous trends on Twitter at the time when Nawaz Sharif’s wife, Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, was on deathbed.

Prime Minister Imran Khan tested positive for coronavirus on March 20.

On one hand, Imran Khan’s well-wishers wished him a speedy recovery on the platform which trended under GeTWellSoonSkipper and other hashtags, the premier’s opponents ran trends that were not only disdainful but exhibited that political opponents were not ready to spare the prime minister even on contracting the virus which could lead to death.

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‘QabarMeinSukoonKaro’ (rest in peace in the grave) trend pooped up on microblogging site as soon as SAPM Health Dr Faisal Sultan announced Imran Khan had contracted the pandemic virus.

It referred to Imran Khan’s statement during an address in January, 2020 where he said ‘people get peace only in graves’.

It was a bizarre precedent set in Pakistan as nothing of the sort has been witnessed when the leaders of the states around the world returned coronavirus positive.

PML-N leader Hina Parvez Butt expressed disappointment on a dreadful trend against Imran Khan.

However, she blamed PTI supporters as the pioneer of such trends on Twitter.

ٹویٹر پر کل سے ایک ٹرینڈ چل رہا ہے، مجھے اس ٹرینڈ پر افسوس ہے مگر یہ کلچر پی ٹی آئی نے متعارف کرایا تھا ۔جب کلثوم بی بی لندن میں بستر مرگ پر تھیں تو ان کیخلاف ٹویٹر پر ٹرینڈ چلائے جاتے تھے۔۔۔جو بویا وہ کاٹا جارہا ہے

— Hina Parvez Butt (@hinaparvezbutt) March 21, 2021

Meanwhile, even though now the premier has tested positive for coronavirus, the opposition parties are carrying out their political pursuits as routine amid the third wave of coronavirus which is believed to deadlier and contagious than previous two.

Some 1,863 cases and 8 deaths were reported in Punjab during past 24 hours while 672 cases were reported in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) along with 2 deaths and both places are an epicenter of political activities.