Ousted Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, became a laughing stock on social media for claiming to have built Tomahawk – the US subsonic cruise missile. He made these comments while speaking to media outside his residence in London.
I built the tomahawk missile. When Clinton fired a rocket at Afghanistan, one of them fell in Balochistan. We brought it and did its engineering,” Sharif said in a video shared widely on social media.
The former PM also claimed that the JF-17 Thunder and many of the missiles that the Pakistan Army currently possesses were developed on his orders.
When the PML-N Quaid was making these claims, the expressions on the face of Ishaq Dar, standing beside him, were rather disturbing.
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As soon as Sharif finished speaking, Dar whispered in his ear that it was another cruise missile and not Tomahawk.
Sharif’s claims went viral instantly, and people began to make interesting comments about his statement. While some laughed it off, others believed that the three-time Prime Minister has committed treason by leaking ‘national secrets’ on foreign land.
Azhar Mashwani, the focal person to Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, joked that Pakistan was also made in the Ittefaq Foundry.
اب بس یہ کہنا رہ گیا ہے کہ پاکستان بھی اتفاق کی بھٹی میں میں نے بنایا تھا 😂😂😂#واہیات_اپوزیشن pic.twitter.com/RQ4v1pLzBk
— Azhar Mashwani (@MashwaniAzhar) September 30, 2020
Mashwani also busted his claims by saying that Nawaz shamelessly tried to take credit for the work of others. In a separate tweet, he shared a documented proof to establish that Pakistan started working on JF-17 Thunder in 1995 and its prototype win 2003.
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The nation knows the story of missile technology and atom bomb … Who is he fooling?
کیسے بے شرمی سے یہ دوسروں کے کاموں کا کریڈٹ لیتا ہے
پاکستان نے JF-17 تھنڈر کا معاہدہ 1995 میں کیا تھا. اور اس کی پروٹوٹائپ بھی 2003 میں آیا تھا
باقی میزائل ٹیکنالوجی، ایٹم بم کی کہانی پوری قوم کو پتہ ہے.. یہ کس کو بیوقوف بنا رہا ہے؟ pic.twitter.com/oRSEPSvBBI
— Azhar Mashwani (@MashwaniAzhar) September 30, 2020
Though Sharif walked back on his tomahawk statement within seconds, he provided meme material to Pakistanis. The following are some of the most hilarious responses to Sharif’s statement:
Actual footage of Nawaz Sharif carrying out #Tomahawk tests. pic.twitter.com/nD4sMoXwIZ
— Outsider (@_Outsider14_) October 1, 2020
rare picture of Mian Sahab after capturing a tomahawk missile and presenting it to the Armed Forces to Reverse Engineer. pic.twitter.com/BAe1rTmcDz
— sugar kaka (@sugar_kaka) October 1, 2020
https://twitter.com/scheema_/status/1311638318619275266
Mian Saanp taking credits for developing Tomahawk Cruise Missile meanwhile
Raytheon wondering if they have lost a scientist.
Mental Hospital Lahore wondering if they have lost a patient.
Lucky Irani circus wondering if their prime time clown is missing.
pic.twitter.com/GTLeySNhf3— 804 on 804 (@RavensLaire) September 30, 2020
https://twitter.com/usamaLondon/status/1311475733357907968
Difference Between Cruise and Tomahawk Missiles
From a technical perspective, no! Tomahawk is also a specific type of cruise missile. It is a long-range subsonic, all-weather, and nuclear-capable missile created by an American weapons manufacturer, Raytheon. They were used against Al-Qaida in Afghanistan.
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Do Nawaz Sharif’s Claims Hold Significance?
No! It has long been rumored that Pakistan stole the US missile technology to launch its Babar missile series. However, the claim has been rejected by retired General Amjad Shoaib and Atomic Scientist, Dr. Samar Mubarakmand.
When BBC reached Dr. Samar for a comment, he said it is true that one of the missiles did drop in Balochistan. He, however, contradicted the claims that they were found in good condition.
He also rebuffed Sharif’s claims that Tomahawk was reverse-engineered by defense scientists.
This is not technically possible, because even if you copy the structure, the real work is the software, which is completely under the control of the manufacturer.
The renowned scholar further said that Pakistani scientists worked day and night on this program and developed these missiles locally. He noted that the work on the Babar Cruise Missile began in 2000, and Babar One was successfully tested in 2005.
Pakistani’s awaam favorite past time hobby is to make fun of the people around them. And especially jobless youthias have nothing else to do other than finding faults in other people.
Also it’s a past time of patwaari’s to get butthurt all the time when their brainless, corrupt leader spews anything.
Can’t believe he has been our prime minister. Slow clap for people who still support this idiot.
Nawaz Sharif is sick. That’s why he is making such statements. Nawaz sharif zindabad.
Although its true that he fumbled here but the main point still holds. Nawaz Sharif has done many things as Prime Minister that have been beneficial for Pakistan’s national security and economic prosperity.
hahah main yehi expect kr raha tha k anti PMLN post ho or raza rizvi ny na likhi ho e ne skta
Nawaz without shareef was thrice PM with the help of Dhandli and three times he was kicked out due to his intelligence