TV screengrab of mystery fish. PHOTO: EXPRESS
KARACHI: A mystery 'fish' was found on Clifton beach on Monday, drawing hundreds of eager onlookers.
The dead fish-like creature was found early morning during a low tide by locals, who alerted local police due to the strange nature of the carcass.
Security officials cordoned off the area, but a large crowd gathered to see the fish, creating a carnival-like atmosphere on the beach front.
"This fish is amazing. It has no face...where does it eat from?" asked Allah Ditta, a local resident.
Others looked upon the four-eyed fish creature as a bad omen for the city, or perhaps Pakistan. Some citizens said the fish was a sign that the upcoming elections would be delayed, or massive rigging would take place -- at least in the locale the fish creature was found.
Former Head of the Ministry of Local Fisheries and Aquatic Exploration, Azaad Muqam said the fish was likely the result of a mutation. He dismissed all rumours of the fish creature being a bad omen.
"A fish with four eyes and no mouth is not going to impact the elections...we are working hard towards free and fair polls, and if anything, extra eyes should be seen as a sign of greater scrutiny and transparency at the polls," Muqam said in a media briefing.
Local media report the fish's carcass is likely to be on display for the rest of the day as large crowds have gathered to see the new local attraction. It is also reported that the fish-creature may be preserved and displayed next to the carcass of the whale shark at the Pakistan Museum of Natural History.
Update: Have a merry April Fools day.
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Sick joke.
If anything, ET has got rigged! Shame now im seriously doubtful about your credibility and authenticity of your posts. Guess now have to stick with Dawn!
@Khan: If you didnt notice at the end they said it there self Have A Merry April Fools Day
It's really amazing if it's real!!
News sites lose credibility if they create a misleading news report in the public sphere and publish it. If they create a false news or event about themselves, like they're shutting down or giving their employees paid 3 month holidays, then it's okay. You're a news giver, don't mess with that, Google didn't tamper with search results or twitter didn't tamper with tweets - they just made false announcements.
Photoshop Fail :Level 99
@Sher Ghazi:
Gullibility knows no bounds.
LOL @ April fool
nice prank ET
@Wajib: I think you mean Aprilus Foolus!
@Alishba Zarmeen, You are ignorant of science, too. A "fish" with no mouth cannot eat and would not be able to survive. Evolution does not happen in a day. You should also know that this is most probably a scam and that the "fish" does not exist at all.
April fool@Sher Ghazi:
This is a common tropical fish species - stultus avrilus
ROFL @ all comments
@Arshad Hussain: sir, i think you're the only intelligent person here.
Since when did our sea become so blue??
Hahahahahha :D
“A fish with four eyes and no mouth is not going to impact the elections…we are working hard towards free and fair polls, and if anything, extra eyes should be seen as a sign of greater scrutiny and transparency at the polls,” Muqam said in a media briefing.
LMAO a really bad attempt at April Fools joke by ET.
Pathetic news! There should be some check on the news content!
Haha nice one ET! Happy April Fools Day! :)
April fools are a plenty
it is a fate story http://www.happytime.ca/2008/07/mutant-animal-photoshop-contes.html
Irresponisble Journalism
This looks to be a classical case of genetic mutation.
Something is fishy here!! :p April-fooled!
ET has seriously lost its entire credibility by posting such news with fake pictures downloaded from the internet. Please see links below:
http://www.happytime.ca/2008/07/mutant-animal-photoshop-contes.html http://milionarulmioritic.com/2008/05/30/la-pescuit-de-brokeri-in-romania/ http://bestofphotos.co.uk/?tag=fish http://s278.photobucket.com/user/Raptor12284/media/Other/408620AFie_w.jpg.html
and many many more.... Grow up ET
This is a lame joke seriously.
Well played ET, well played. Its funny how some people fell for the 1st April prank.
For the believers: A fish with no mouth would die hours after it is born, a creature needs food to survive you know.
Nice caucasian hands.
Is this meant to be a joke?
http://www.happytime.ca/2008/07/mutant-animal-photoshop-contes.html
This article is fake and yes the image has been photoshopped as pointed out by Dan. Would be interesting to see the real fish found if there was one washed up on clifton beach.
"Security officials cordoned off the area..."
Haha. Nice one ET...
is that an april fools joke?
Terrible joke
Is this an 'april fool's prank by ET? That pic is 'shopped.
Here's the original http://milionarulmioritic.com/2008/05/30/la-pescuit-de-brokeri-in-romania/
Superstitious nation. Ignorance of science leads to stupidity. Someone teach them evolution, ffs. Genetic defects are a biological phenomenon.
Subhan Allah. or "Or Tum Allah key kon kon se Naeymatoon ko Jhutlaoghay"
1st April
"and if anything, extra eyes should be seen as a sign of greater scrutiny and transparency at the polls,” Muqam said in a media briefing.
Facepalm ....