Pakistan PM Mocked Online After Congratulating Team Over India Match
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Pakistan's cricket team played in a tournament called the Hong Kong Sixes.
The team beat India in one match. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sent a congratulations message for this win.
But people online said he forgot something. Pakistan also lost a match to the UAE in the same tournament.
A former cricketer checked the facts about the tournament. He showed people what really happened.
Many people online started to criticize the Prime Minister. They said he only talked about the win against India.
They said he did not talk about the loss to the UAE. People called this unfair.
Some people made jokes online. They said he would congratulate the team even for winning a coin toss.
This story became very popular on social media in Pakistan and India.
Vocabulary7 words
- tournament
- a sports competition with many matches
- Prime Minister
- the top leader of a government
- congratulations
- words you say when something good happens
- cricketer
- a person who plays cricket
- criticize
- to say something is bad or wrong
- unfair
- not right or not equal
- coin toss
- throwing a coin to make a quick decision
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Answer key
1. Pakistan's Prime Minister 2. UAE 3. True
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Pakistan's cricket team played in a _____ called the Hong Kong Sixes.
The team beat India in one match. Pakistan's _____ Shehbaz Sharif sent a _____ message for this win.
But people online said he forgot something. Pakistan also lost a match to the _____.
A former _____ checked the facts about the tournament. He showed people what really happened.
Many people online started to _____ the Prime Minister. They said he only talked about the win against India.
They said he did not talk about the loss to the UAE. People called this _____.
Some people made jokes online. They said he would congratulate the team even for winning a _____.
This story became very popular on social media in Pakistan and India.
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