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:
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Considering the loss of lives in the earthquake, these jokes are in bad taste. ET show some respect.
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Christian Island
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“Malik Riaz Island!”
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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.
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methane island
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How about “THE NEW ISLAND” ??
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methamphetamine (Breaking Bad)
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DHA wifi Extension :P
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Bahria Town
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I would call it “Be Haya Island” as according to some Islamic theologian earthquake is caused when women do not wear Hijab/Burka.
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Gwadar Florida Island
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Little Pakistan
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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
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Al New Shanghai.
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Quack Island ;-/
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Miracle Island
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Awaran Quake Island
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Gwadar Quake Island
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As we already have one Isolate Island in Pakistan called “Islamabad”, I think we should call this second island “Kafirabad” to keep the balance.
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Zulzula Island
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