Urdu newspaper ad featuring Nargis Fakhri sparks outrage on social media

People can't handle this picture of Nargis Fakhri on the front page of leading Urdu newspapers

No one can tell what makes Pakistanis fume. This time an advertisement featuring Bollywood actress Nargis Fakhri on the front pages of leading Urdu newspapers seems to have done the job.



Many, including journalists, took to Twitter to condemn the 'obscenity' of the seemingly innocent ad that simply shows a woman lying down with a phone in her hand.

My strong protest to top jang group management for this absurd front page ad in today's jang. pic.twitter.com/M5SRc1p3H7

— Ansar Abbasi (@AnsarAAbbasi) December 20, 2015

@AnsarAAbbasi you are right, her beautiful body curves have nothing to do with 3G phone and its "cheap price." I fully agree with you dear

— Matiullah Jan (@Matiullahjan919) December 20, 2015

https://twitter.com/AtharAliKhan/status/678502116428750848
https://twitter.com/amnaateef/status/678501862866292736

@AnsarAAbbasi why newspapers are trying to be like playboy or weekend type of magazine ?? These kind o adds look good in magazine not on NP

— Muhammed Amer Gujjar ( محمد عامر گجر ) (@amerdxb1) December 20, 2015

ajj jung walon nay front page par nargis fakhri ko chap dia hay kal sunny leone chap daingay.

— Mirza Lamer King (@iMirzaSaheb) December 20, 2015

While some Twitteratis chose to be more rational and focus on bigger issues:

@R00mi1 100 insaan martey hein to mar jaeen laikin larki ko nanga dekh liya to qayamat ajaye geee @AnsarAAbbasi

— Last Emperor (@AndarkaDushman) December 20, 2015

@AnsarAAbbasi Abbasi sb. mujhe tu ek khatoon haath mein phone pakre dikhai de rahi hai, aap ki nazarain kia dekh rahi hai? What's in ur mind

— Imtiaz muhammad (@imtiazhkg) December 20, 2015

https://twitter.com/PseudoExtremist/status/678500880904273920

@AnsarAAbbasi Front page ad looks absurd but corruption, loot and plunder of the government is acceptable~

— Kadar Khan (@kadar_k) December 20, 2015

@AnsarAAbbasi Ansar has no issues with projecting TTP, killer of 60K Pakistanis but a girl with a phone boils his blood.

— Snober Abbasi (@snobers) December 20, 2015

Others simply pointed out the facts:

https://twitter.com/HaseebTheShah/status/678509488484319232

Pity the guy who is not turned on by @NargisFakhri https://t.co/m4HLh9l3Cu

— RoniboyHero (@Roniboyhero) December 20, 2015

cud've used a talent like @NargisFakhri in a much better way,@Mobilink's TOM / TRPs objectives still achieved!#makingnewspapersrelevantagain

— Aleem Qadeer (@aleemqadeer) December 20, 2015

Stop sharing Nargis Fakhri's photo which was printed in a newspaper today. Mera eeman dagmaga raha hai.

— Qaummy (@qaummunist) December 20, 2015

Woke up to find every 2nd person on my T/L tweeting that Nargis Fakhri front page ad. Offensive or not, advertiser's mission accomplished

— Talat Aslam (@titojourno) December 20, 2015

People bashing Nargis Fakhri's AD are mad af because they can't get the piece of that booty. I understand your pain fellas.

— Vicky 🇵🇰 (@wiqi) December 20, 2015

What do you think about the advertisement?