Netizens are lauding Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leader, Imran Khan, for his simplicity and humility because h celebrating his 70th birthday yesterday with a modest black forest cake.
Birthday celebration of Kaptaan @ImranKhanPTI in Lahore! #HappyBirthdayImranKhan pic.twitter.com/BocMSgIUlC
— PTI (@PTIofficial) October 5, 2022
Yesterday, PTI members in Lahore presented a simple black forest birthday cake to their leader. PTI’s official Twitter page shared a video clip from the birthday celebrations in which Imran Khan is seen surrounded by his party members as he cut himself a slice and proceeded to eat it.
He also tells his party members to not record him while he is eating.
People admired the former prime minister for his humbleness and not demanding or indulging in an extravagant celebration.
https://twitter.com/SheemaM_/status/1577680521781444611?s=20&t=SgZMsnh_vKmhu8JnjAXdmg
Khan is a brand. Just a simple glimpse of him eating his birthday cake us trending. Ahhhhh we are indeed living in Imran Khan’s era https://t.co/lE3kGcCeQN
— Amina Zubair (@amnakhani123) October 5, 2022
The black forest cake, which reportedly was from Tehzeeb and cost Rs. 1960, was not the only cake made for Imran Khan as several of his fans and supporters took to social media to share their special cakes for the PTI leader.
اپنے قائد @ImranKhanPTI کے لیے اپنے ہاتھوں سے کیک بنا کے سب کو کھلایا ہے اللہ خان صاحب کو صحت والی لمبی زندگی عطا فرمائے ۔۔۔❤️
😇ڈبے میں ڈبہ ڈبے میں کیک
ہمارا لیڈر لاکھوں میں ایک😋
🎂جنم دن مبارک🎂#HappyBirthdayImranKhan #سالگرہ_مبارک_ہو_خان_صاحب pic.twitter.com/pzFaaMYVF0— ᴛᴀʟɪʙ (@Talibstan) October 5, 2022
We are also celebrating his birthday 🎂 🥳 😊😊😘😘 pic.twitter.com/DwZZZbEOYy
— Lubaina Atif (@LubainaHaq) October 5, 2022
Netizens also drew comparisons between Imran Khan’s and Nawaz Sharif’s birthday cakes. While the PTI leader had a very common two-pound black forest cake yesterday while the PML-N leader had a large assortment of extravagant custom-made cakes for his 68th birthday, including this one with a lion:
Ye kese cake hua? Cake to ese hone chahye awam ke tax ke paiso se bhi woh pic.twitter.com/WBSuM9KMby
— Virk Shahzaib (@VirkSh786) October 5, 2022
One netizen wrote:
You know if someone presented Imran Khan an excessive cake like the one on right, it would be rejected in a nanosecond.
You know if someone presented Imran Khan an excessive cake like the one on right, it would be rejected in a nanosecond https://t.co/yS85du915M
— Nadia (@novocainerush) October 5, 2022
The stark difference between the two political figures is quite evident, which is why Imran Khan is so popular among lower and middle classes Pakistanis.
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