People scrambling to explore the new island. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
Following the earthquake in Balochistan, the island that had sprung up near Gwadar had people tweeting.
The 200m long and 100m wide island caused a stir when it emerged off the western coast of Gwadar in the Arabian Sea.
Even though, the island might disappear as in the past, the trend #possiblenamesofnewisland had people coming up with their own ideas of what it should get called.
Here are the top suggestions:
#PossibleNamesOfNewIsland Naya Pakistan?
— Sameer Siddiqui #TaxTheRich (@SenatorSameer) September 25, 2013
#PossibleNamesOfNewIsland Jazeera-e-Namaloom Afraad
— Ghufran Matloob (@GhufranMatloob) September 25, 2013
#PossibleNamesOfNewIsland - Teen Darya!
— F!💤a Rahman (@FizzaRahman) September 25, 2013
"YAHOODI SAZISH" - big head#PossibleNamesOfNewIsland
— dandiya (@basitdandiya) September 25, 2013
Bahria Island #PossibleNamesOfNewIsland
— ishtiaq (@ishtiaq_pk) September 25, 2013
#PossibleNamesOfNewIsland Nawan aaya ae sonya....
— Ghufran Matloob (@GhufranMatloob) September 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/damndanish/status/382869951084003328
Burj gawadar #PossibleNamesOfNewIsland
— Salman Khosa (@salman_khosa) September 25, 2013
Bathisland :p #PossibleNamesOfNewIsland
— mytweets (@Brainstormers_) September 25, 2013
Eye-2-Island #PossibleNamesOfNewIsland#TaherShah
— Muhammad Usama, MD (@SleepClinician) September 25, 2013
#PossibleNamesOfNewIsland samandar khan :-p
— Salman Abidi (@salman_abidi) September 25, 2013
#PossibleNamesOfNewIsland Parha Likha Jazeera
— Dr. Muhammad Asif Razzaq (@Asif_razzaq) September 25, 2013
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Zulzula Island
As we already have one Isolate Island in Pakistan called "Islamabad", I think we should call this second island "Kafirabad" to keep the balance.
Awaran Quake Island or Gwadar Quake Island
Miracle Island
Quack Island ;-/
Al New Shanghai.
Lol! Dubai pays billions for making new islands and to keep them from going back under the sea. We on the other hand get free islands and don't even use a penny on them
Little Pakistan
Gwadar Florida Island
I would call it "Be Haya Island" as according to some Islamic theologian earthquake is caused when women do not wear Hijab/Burka.
Bahria Town
DHA wifi Extension :P
methamphetamine (Breaking Bad)
How about "THE NEW ISLAND" ??
methane island
Bibi Shaheed Benzir Bhutto jaljeera.
Seriously, it should be named temporary island as it will vanish in due time. It is not rare to have islands like this pop up after a major earth quake, it is made of mud and will get washed away unless they fortify the shores with boulders.
"Malik Riaz Island!"
Christian Island
Considering the loss of lives in the earthquake, these jokes are in bad taste. ET show some respect.