Tragedy is not a photo-op: Maryam Nawaz called out for ‘attempting to channel’ Angelina Jolie

Politician came under fire after videos and photos from her visit to a flood-stricken area in South Punjab surfaced

Entertainment Desk August 30, 2022
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The vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Maryam Nawaz Sharif recently paid a visit to the flood-stricken Taunsa to sympathise with flood victims. Dressed in an all-black shalwar kameez, she was accompanied by her husband Captain Safdar, other party leaders and about 60 security cars.

On Monday, the Vice President’s “candid” pictures from the visit drew ire for their uncanny resemblance to Angelina Jolie’s pictures from her visit to Pakistan in 2010. The pictures, posted by Nawaz on Twitter, see her interact with the flood victims and on occasion, hug them. “Heart-wrenching,” she captioned her tweet.

Soon after, social media users started trolling her for “using people’s grief and sorrow as a photo-op for her PR strategy” and called the execution a “rip-off of the 2010 Jolie visit to Pakistan.”

Social media users pointed toward Nawaz’s choice of clothes, the angles of her photos, the “misuse of taxpayer’s money” and even called her out for leaving an “insensitive carbon footprint,” by bringing a dozen cars, security personnel, motorcycles, and more ironically to her visit in light of a calamity caused by climate change.

Infuriated, users became further enraged when a video of one of the flood victims surfaced. The victim alleged that “Maryam didn’t give anything, just hugged people for a photo session and left.”

A user shared a collage of Angelina and Maryam on Twitter and wrote, “Cheap third class copy of Angelina Jolie is roaming around in Pakistan. The whole family is desperately trying to be British. Shame on her. Maryam Nawaz went to meet flood-affected people of south Punjab with full protocol. Please fear God.”

Another commented on how “shameless” her protocol was. “Maryam Nawaz’s protocol/cavalcade comprising 63 cars for photo ops in Taunsa is shameless and shows the complexes of the woman and the Sharifs that come with the looted and plundered money, not hard-earned or inherited.”

Shocked at the blatant insensitivity in such tough times, a user wrote, “Can't believe she spent crores of rupees on official protocol just to have a photo shoot like Angelina Jolie with the flood victims. It's very unfortunate indeed to keep feeding elites on taxpayers' money.”

A tweep shared a video where Maryam continuously hugs a woman while a woman is seen clicking pictures on her left. “They pretend in front of people that they care. But people don't know that they are just doing politics.”

For another user, the situation was painfully funny. “It's laughable. Seriously? More than 32 million people lost their houses, and families, and have no access to basic human needs and this woman here is worried about aesthetics. Trying so hard to be Angelina. Grow up. What are you? 12?”

Commenting on her groomed appearance, a user questioned how much she actually contributed to the cause. “You took so much protocol for just four pictures. Please share how much did you actually donate from your own pocket? Maryam Nawaz, we are sure that you spent two days in the salon for your acrylics and microblading before these pictures and that too from tax money.”

Another user pointed out how nothing has changed in the 12 years that passed since the last devastating floods. 

"Angelina Jolie in 2010 and Maryam Nawaz in 2022, nothing has changed in 12 years. No preparedness, there's poor response, slowed recovery and rehab, and no prevention to minimise the impacts of future disasters. The cycle has just been repeated! History repeated itself."
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Jesus Raza Washington USA | 1 year ago | Reply Maryum Nawaz will Happily Give Imran Khan a Blow Job if he asked for one Ugliness has its Limit Fycking snake Murad Saeed The Satanic Demon of PPP Here is another Prick with Bubonic Plague Mohsin Naqvi Not even qualified to be a Janitor Rana Sunnah LULAH A Criminal destabilizing Pakistan every day Listen to this CUNT the biggest whore from PML-N Why is this Prick doing on Job Training of a defunct Nuclear Powered Nation at brinks of Default Why such ASS HOLE are assisgned to leadership Positions at a failing Nations where there is no time for any experiments These PPP Thieves should not even be in Nations lime Light specially Zardari and Bilawal Country needs experts to pull the nation out of this Quagmire these Thieves have put Pakistan into You SOB People are unhappy because Judges found them Guilty People shouldn t criticize the Judge if the Verdict was Guilty Accept the Court Verdict and dont declare yourself Innocent by criticizing the Judge But PML-N Slick Dogs are trying to over turn Verdicts issued decades ago to return those Guilty Thieves back to Power They are also opening up thier own Pandora Box in attempt to remove thier own sins wrong doings These bastards have a Guilty Conscious the whole nation Knows it Pakistan is being run and ruled by a fugitive and a Convict comfortably sitting in his Castle in UK and Tossing hand Grenade A Car with 3 good tires but One flat tire is not going any Where Same as a Powerful Judiciary but all other Depts. are Plagued with Cancer is not going to Go any where Its that simple you SOB It took USA 300 Hundred years to get their shit Together Pakistan also needs a few centuries to be on the same Road with Allah s Blessings PML-N Coalition Thieves will not be Violating Constitution and break laws unless they have the backing of the Jackasses from Higher up and they are the real enemy of the People and of Pakistan MF
Jesus Raza Washington USA | 1 year ago | Reply Maryum Nawaz will Happily Give Imran Khan a Blow Job if he asked for one Ugliness has its Limit Fycking snake Murad Saeed The Satanic Demon of PPP Here is another Prick with Bubonic Plague Mohsin Naqvi Not even qualified to be a Janitor Rana Sunnah LULAH A Criminal destabilizing Pakistan every day Listen to this CUNT the biggest whore from PML-N Why is this Prick doing on Job Training of a defunct Nuclear Powered Nation at brinks of Default Why such ASS HOLE are assisgned to leadership Positions at a failing Nations where there is no time for any experiments These PPP Thieves should not even be in Nations lime Light specially Zardari and Bilawal Country needs experts to pull the nation out of this Quagmire these Thieves have put Pakistan into You SOB People are unhappy because Judges found them Guilty People shouldn t criticize the Judge if the Verdict was Guilty Accept the Court Verdict and dont declare yourself Innocent by criticizing the Judge But PML-N Slick Dogs are trying to over turn Verdicts issued decades ago to return those Guilty Thieves back to Power They are also opening up thier own Pandora Box in attempt to remove thier own sins wrong doings These bastards have a Guilty Conscious the whole nation Knows it Pakistan is being run and ruled by a fugitive and a Convict comfortably sitting in his Castle in UK and Tossing hand Grenade A Car with 3 good tires but One flat tire is not going any Where Same as a Powerful Judiciary but all other Depts. are Plagued with Cancer is not going to Go any where Its that simple you SOB It took USA 300 Hundred years to get their shit Together Pakistan also needs a few centuries to be on the same Road with Allah s Blessings PML-N Coalition Thieves will not be Violating Constitution and break laws unless they have the backing of the Jackasses from Higher up and they are the real enemy of the People and of Pakistan MF
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