Pakistan

If Pakistan, India parted in 2015...

From Facebook statuses to Snapchats, we imagine what it would be like if Independence Day was recorded on the Internet

Design: Aamir Khan/Sundar Waqar August 14, 2015

KARACHI: As Pakistan marks its 69^th Independence Day, we imagine what it would be like if some of today’s political leaders were present back then and if the Internet and social media were used as they are today.

People would immediately take to Facebook to update their status

Cricket would never have been the same

Meme wars would start

Let's not forget, selfies...

And live Snapchat stories to record everything

Imran Khan would call for a dharna and MQM would resign

While vines would be made of Quaid-e-Azam’s speech

… And people will don Pakistan outfits

COMMENTS (15)

umair | 9 years ago | Reply Its actually 68 th independence day....**

qamar ali syed | 9 years ago | Reply shameful post! people of new age at least spare the one who made you a free nation

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Basit | 9 years ago | Reply We can not afford to make fun of Our hero. I was not expecting such post from express tribune. SHAME ON YOU.

Paki | 9 years ago | Reply @Bechari-awam awam will remain bechari till it remains illiterate and criticize without proper research. Otherwise awam is the real source of power on the land. We have mashallah completed 68 years of independence and celebrating 69th independence day. First independence day was 1947 which you cannot simply subtract :)

Mohiuddin | 9 years ago | Reply @bechari-awam: No it is not a typo. Pakistan has been in existence for 68 years but it's first Independence Day was 14th August 1947 as that is the day it became a free country, hence 14th August 2015 is the 69th Independence Day. This is the same mistake that people make about a person's birthday - the first birthday of any person is the day he/she is born and after one year that person is celebrating his/her 2nd birthday.

bechari-awam | 9 years ago | Reply Simple arithmetic tells us that 2015-1947 = 68. How come everywhere in media, we are celebrating 69th Independence day? Is this because one media outlet made a typo and now as always, every one is jumping to copy it.

Zubair | 9 years ago | Reply think positive, first change yourself, do what is right, keep your expectations low, work hard and have believe in yourself, don't be afraid, be persistent and you will achieve. Think first, then plan and then act.

Pinky da Uncle | 9 years ago | Reply @doom: Not when they are in their deathbed.

Haris Mahmood | 9 years ago | Reply I am not a supporter of MQM but you are seriously offending them. You could have done it "If Pakistan is NOT made we will resign" Why step on other people's feeling while have your fun.

doom | 9 years ago | Reply @Abdullah: I like to think our heroes had a sense of humor and would enjoy this.

ali | 9 years ago | Reply @Abdullah: not we, ET!

asfaq ahmed | 9 years ago | Reply How much will pakistan earn from cpec economically

SHKT | 9 years ago | Reply A little satire never hurts

harry | 9 years ago | Reply The problem with us Pakistanis is that we criticize everything rather than encouraging people for their efforts....someone took the time to edit these old photos to bring out a lighter side in them. I laud the efforts and I think it was a good effort. Please learn to live and let live and devote your efforts on making yourself a better person rather than criticizing others. Human beings are diverse creatures and one person's ideology should not and can not be applied to others. Just some food for thought.

Abdullah | 9 years ago | Reply It is not good idea. We are making fun of our heroes. We are loosing our moral ethics.

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