Federal Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb is receiving flak on social media after pictures of her shopping in Dubai went viral on social media.
Netizens are sharing pictures of the federal minister in which she is seen buying clothes with her family at a store in Dubai. Minister is receiving flak on social media. Some Twitter users are furious and others are posting hilarious comments on her picture.
Journalist Ihtisham-ul-Haq had shared the picture of Marriyum Aurangzeb spotted buying clothes at a departmental store in Dubai. Commenting on the picture, Ihtisham said: “Everything is imported and banned for the people. In your government, even chocolate was taken from the people at the airports.”
His Twitter post garnered immense reaction on social media. Some users asked if Marriyum Aurangzeb is buying things from the Rs.2000 amount announced in subsidy by the government for poor people following the price hike.
Highly condemnable, I'm gonna show this pic at the airport if they took anything imported from me which I would've bought with Halal money . https://t.co/5Q25qXLgx9
— Dr. Abrar Kahn Quraishi (@USAFJAAN) June 20, 2022
She should at least practice what she preaches !!! https://t.co/dBE8GGalid
— Hina Jawaid (@DrHJawaid) June 20, 2022
مریم اورنگ زیب کا دبئی میں دوسرا دن شاپنگ کا pic.twitter.com/UJ5fH9Ox2T
— Waqar (@waqar944) June 19, 2022
SHAME !!! #امپورٹڈ_حکومت_نامنظور https://t.co/L1R6D3nsSl
— HURAIRA (@HurairaAlvi2020) June 20, 2022
Others said that how come the sitting minister can buy things from Dubai and bring it back to Pakistan when the sitting government has put a ban on the import of goods in Pakistan. A user mentioned the recent incident of Customs officials seizing the personal belongings of the passengers coming to Pakistan from other countries following the import ban.
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Can I buy this 149 Dhs Shirt from the 2k pkr they gave us ?
— CRYPTO BAKERY 360 (@crypto_bakery) June 19, 2022
Meanwhile, Marriyum Aurangzeb has not responded to the online backlash. Netizens commented that the government should practice what they preach. A few days back, a video of Marriyum Aurangzeb went viral on social media in which she was seen boasting about the decision of the government to give poor families Rs.2000 each that will help them meet the expenses following the price hike.
Netizens also recalled how the ministers of the sitting government are asking people to cut down on tea and food consumption due to inflation and to reduce the import bills of Pakistan but they are themselves buying expensive things from outside Pakistan.