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This hilarious take on the Rangers WhatsApp helpline is going viral

Many found the images hilarious while others were not amused

News Desk April 27, 2016

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We all know that citizens can now sit at home and send a text or audio/video message to the paramilitary force via WhatsApp to the ‘Rangers Madadgar’ number and have the law enforcers arrive at their doorstep.

Pakistan Rangers, Sindh have asked citizens to inform them about any unlawful activity, especially extortion, on their WhatsApp number 0316-2369996 or send an email to rangers.madadgar@gmail.com.

And while the effort has to be lauded, someone found a rather hilarious take on the the new helpline and how Pakistanis might actually end up using or we should say misusing it.

Rangers launch WhatsApp helpline

Here's a look at some of the snapshots:

Seems the 'fraandshippers' have not even spared the Rangers.

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Many found the images hilarious while others were not particularly amused:

Now that's hilarious #RangersHelpLine pic.twitter.com/1klsyx0VI1
— Nawabzada Nabeel ur Rehman (@NawabSaahab) April 27, 2016

Very soon #Rangers will have regret on launching their watsapp helpline in #Sindh #KarachiKarachiHay pic.twitter.com/2Ad5yi59sG
— 2Legit2Quit (@truckkibatti007) April 27, 2016

Others pointed out that the images were obviously photoshopped. Duh.

We won't be surprised if such messages actually start making their way on the newly launched helpline. According to official data, nearly 85 per cent of the calls made to Madadgar-15 helpline in Karachi turned out to be bogus. These calls were traced back to pranksters trying to take the law enforcers for a ride. In some cases, the callers made their intentions clear by indulging in flippant conversation from the get-go, while in others the police only learnt of the false alarm when a team was dispatched to investigate.

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COMMENTS (18)

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Gujesh | 8 years ago | Reply But why rangers are replying ?

Imran | 8 years ago | Reply The only danger the maker of these texts faces is losing battery within few hours. It's 9.41 AM and battery already at 50%! lol

Ameer | 8 years ago | Reply You are giving people ideas. If no one did it before, the would start crowding out genuine complaints with these random messages. You guys should know better.

Procrastinator | 8 years ago | Reply Why can't our nation take any positive step seriously and has to ruin all good efforts?? Such posts encourages public to misuse the rare public facilities provided, even though security is a grave issue we are facing and shouldn't be taken lightly at all! Not funny at all!

Mamu | 8 years ago | Reply @Divya Mathur: Yes you are right. This also encourages juvenile readers to actually perform such pranks on Rangers. Not helpful at all. Better remove this page.

Ifrah Rashid | 8 years ago | Reply We shouldn't prank about these things though and from personal experience it is because of people like these that we ended up in distress last year during last nights of ramadan......we kept calling on the police to disperse an angry crowd outside our house but they never arrived...thanks to our neighbors we got out of the situation safely!!

Divya Mathur | 8 years ago | Reply This is actually self created whatsapp chat. Nothing funny. you can see the time in every screenshot.

Zaki Haider | 8 years ago | Reply rangers use WhatsApp for windows so that they can communicate faster.... this is fake

Aamer | 8 years ago | Reply There's actually a simple solution to this entire problem. Start punishing pranksters. In this age, it's easy to trace down a call or a text. Track the idiot down and fine him, lock him up, or give him some Rangers brand of TLC and watch how the percentage goes down. I appreciate the effort the Rangers are putting in cleaning up Karachi. Good Job.

Ahsan | 8 years ago | Reply Sorry but there is nothing "hilarious" about that!

AA | 8 years ago | Reply The pranksters should be taken to the rangers headquarter and given a "chhitrol." that will make these people serious. When a department try to help seriously, it should be given respect. Pranksters are those culprits who rob people from peace at the first place. They should be punished for toying with serious matter.

Safa | 8 years ago | Reply Shameful, it's not something to be proud of or laugh at--people should take such cases seriously. What message are we giving out to the world? Making things difficult for people who are actually willing to bring peace in the city.

Raghu | 8 years ago | Reply This article simply encourages people not to the helpline seriously. Dont know why writers want to make fun of everything except them selves.

Jameel ur Rasheed | 8 years ago | Reply To my surprise, all the messages have been sent on the same time, with the same device assuming-ly, with same signal strength reception with same amount of battery remaining. This is called photoshop

Napier Mole | 8 years ago | Reply This is the most hilarious piece I have read in a long, long time.

SR | 8 years ago | Reply i really want this helpline to work because if used correctly it can make a big difference and be a really useful tool, not finding this funny at all sadly because its too close to what it may actually be used for, and will probably be shut down. a good initiative nonetheless.

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