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      From ‘Return Gift’ to ‘Son Papadi Moment’ : Pakistan Becomes Butt of Jokes over Turkey Quake Relief Aid

      After Turkey cancel Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to its country, Islamabad face yet another embarrassment after it find that it has sent the same flood relief aid receive from Ankara back to help the earthquake in Pakistan.

      As a goodwill gesture, Turkey had provide aid to Pakistan following the devastating floods in 2022.

      It came out as Pakistan repackage those things and return them back to the earthquake-struck country.

      A Pakistani journalist made the sensational claim that the relief goods Pakistan sent to Turkey were in fact the same that it had receive from Ankara in the aftermath of the devastating floods in 2022.

      As a goodwill gesture to help Turkey, the government of Pakistan recently sent its C-130 planes carrying relief supplies and search and rescue personnel to quake-hit areas of Turkey.

      Pakistani journalist Shahid Masood, who appeare on the news channel, claim that the authorities in fact re-package and send the old relief aid back to Turkey days after receiving them from Ankara, in the name of earthquake aid.    

      Shahid Masood also claim that the Pakistani officials had change the box outside but forgot to change the boxes inside, resulting in a mix-up.

      This sensational claim made by Shahid Masood soon became viral and trigger a meme fest on social media, with users mocking the move as ‘Son Papadi Moment’ and ‘Return Gift from Pakistan’.

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      It also find that the Consulate General raise the matter before the Pakistan External Affairs Ministry and local news media outlets express disappointment with the government over the incident.

      The Turkish authorities admit that the relief supplies Turkey receive were the same ones that it had supplied to the province of Sindh during the flooding there.

      Turkey had earlier turn down the proposal by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who want to travel to the calamity-hit country. 

      Turkey said that during this tragic period, they were only taking relief aid from other nations.

      More than 40,000 people have been kill in the massive earthquake quake that hit Turkey and Syria nearly two weeks back.

      But the toll is expect to shoot up given some 2,64,000 apartments were lost in the quake and many people are still unaccount for.

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