vice president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Maryam Nawaz Sharif recently visited flood-struck by Townes to sympathize with flood victims. dressed in all-black shalwar kameez, she was accompanied by her husband Captain Safdar, another party leaders and about 60 guard cars.
On Monday, “candid” photos of the vice president from the visit sparked anger for their uncanny resemblance to photographs of Angelina Jolie taken during her visit to Pakistan. in 2010. Paintings, posted from Nawaz on Twitter, see how she interact with in flood victims and on an excuse to hug them. “Soulful,” she captioned her tweet.
Soon after, social media users started trolling her for “using peoplewoe and sorrow as a photo session for her PR strategyand called the execution a “break”.off of Jolie’s visit to Pakistan in 2010.”
social media users pointed to the choice of Nawaz of clothes, angles of her photos”abuse of taxpayer money and even called her out for leaving an “insensitive carbon footprint” by bringing in a dozen cars, personnel, motorcycles and more ironically to her visit in light of disaster caused climate change.
Angry users got even angrier when the video of one of in flood the victims surfaced. The victim claimed that “Maryam is not give anything just hugged people for a photo session as well as left”.
User shared a collage of Angelina and Maryam on Twitter and wrote: “Cheap copy of the third class of Angelina Jolie hangs around in Pakistan. Whole family desperately trying to be British. Shame on her. Maryam Nawaz went to a meeting flood-affected people of South Punjab with full protocol. Please fear God.”
Another commented on how “shameless” she protocol was. “Maryam Nawaz protocol/ cavalcade consisting of 63 cars for photoshoot in Townes is shameless and shows complexes of woman and Sharifs who come with looted and plundered moneyno hard-earned or by inheritance.
#maryamnavazX protocol/calvacade consisting of 63 cars for photoshoot in #Towns shameless & shows complexes of woman & #sharifs who come with stolen and plundered money No hard earned or inherited. On the top of she holds nothing public office. #FloodsInPakistan
— Saima Khan (@cymakhan0) August 29, 2022
Shocked by blatant tactlessness in such a hard times user wrote: “Can’t believe she spent crores of rupees on official protocol just arrange a photo session like Angelina Jolie with in flood victims. what a pity indeed keep feeding the elite on taxpayers money”.
Twitter shared a video of Maryam constantly hugging a woman while the woman clicks on pictures. on her left. “They pretend in front of people that they care. But people not know what they just does politics”.
For another user, the situation was painfully funny. “That’s funny. Seriously? Over 32 million people have lost their homes and families and have no access to basic human needs, and this woman cares about aesthetics. Trying like this hard be Angelina. Grow up. What you? 12?”
That’s funny. Seriously ? Over 32 million people lost their homes, families, do not have access to basic human needs, and this woman here cares about aesthetics. Trying like this hard be Angelina. Grow up .What you ? 12 ? #Angelina Jolie #maryamnavaz rice.twitter.com/fVePvyMFJF
— YourGuro 🇵🇰🇴🇲 (@notyour_guro) August 30, 2022
Commenting on her well-groomed appearance, the user asked how she actually contributed a lot cause. “You took so much protocol for just four pictures. Please share how how much did you actually donate out of your own pocket? Maryam Nawaz, we sure what did you spend two days in salon for your acrylic paints and microblading in front of these photos and this is also from taxes money”.
Itna Protocol le k gyien theen aap Bibi bus ye 4 photo k liay plz share how How much do you donate out of your own pocket? #maryamnavaz 2 din w i think you spend in Salon for Acrylic and microblading😠😡😡 https://t.co/Fe5QUTBcIx
— SANA SHAHZADI (@SANASHA38225454) August 29, 2022
Another user has indicated out how There was nothing changed in 12 years have passed since last destructive floods.
Angelina Jolie in 2010 and Maryam Nawaz in 2022, nothing changed in 12 years. No readiness, bad reaction, slowdown recovery and rehabilitation, and no prevention to minimize the consequences of future disasters. The cycle has just has been repeated!
— Heather Hayat Khan (@iKhizerHayat) August 29, 2022
“Angelina Jolie in 2010 and Maryam Nawaz in 2022, nothing changed in 12 years. No readiness, poor response, slowdown recovery and rehabilitation, as well as the lack of prevention to minimize the consequences of future disasters. The cycle has just has been repeated! History repeated itself.”