{"id":219363,"date":"2019-03-19T15:04:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T10:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=219363"},"modified":"2019-03-19T15:11:42","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T10:11:42","slug":"minister-of-climate-change-thinks-good-weather-is-due-to-a-naik-government-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/minister-of-climate-change-thinks-good-weather-is-due-to-a-naik-government-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister of Climate Change Thinks Good Weather is Due to a &#8220;Naik Government&#8221; [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Climate Change, Zartaj Gul Wazir&#8217;s explanation for why climate change occurs will leave you scratching your head.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, a reporter asked the Minister how there&#8217;s been a pleasant change in the weather, and her &#8216;explanation&#8217; just became a viral story in itself.<\/p>\n<p>Watch how she responded:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Waisay I still can\u2019t believe that we have a \u201cMinistry of Climate Change\u201d <\/p>\n<p>And we have THIS woman as \u201cMinister of Climate Change\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Can you imagine what goes on in that ministry??!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMadam climate aur weather mein furk hota hai\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHAAINN?!!!\u201d \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zQeNCvK3CO\">pic.twitter.com\/zQeNCvK3CO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Khurram Qureshi (@qureshik74) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/qureshik74\/status\/1107132286728896512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Anyone who lives in the tropics knows well that chilly winds and rains are quite the norm.<\/p>\n<p>When a reporter clarified that, Zartaj Gul Wazir said that the rains that her area was receiving was due to the government &#8216;pure&#8217; character. We really hope she made that remark in jest.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Gul then went on to explain her remarks. She said that she once read a <em>hadith\u00a0<\/em>that when &#8216;pious rulers&#8217; come into power, a country is blessed with rainfall.<\/p>\n<h3>Twitter Has a Field Day Over Zartaj Gul&#8217;s Remarks<\/h3>\n<p>While having a Ministry of\u00a0Climate Change is a positive development, the person in charge of it needs to do better.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistani Twitterati obviously had a laugh about it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Someone tell her that these rains of March are not good for wheat crops, they don\u2019t get yellow on time and fall from over growth.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ali Yaqoob (@Aleyaqoob) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aleyaqoob\/status\/1107369290943078400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Funny \ud83d\ude01<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NANDU SABKI BANDHU \ud83d\udc69\u200d\u2695\ufe0f (@Drnpokhriyal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Drnpokhriyal\/status\/1107325234158452738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/baigarslan\/status\/1107189698206801920<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/sabygha\/status\/1107389096706617349<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f so gutted on this!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; musarat (@musaratali) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/musaratali\/status\/1107318726175657988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>People are already comparing her to Trump, who also takes climate change pretty lightly.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why it is raining so much  in USA this year? Now I get it Trump must be very neak!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahid Siddiq (@shahidsiddiq88) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shahidsiddiq88\/status\/1107166434969468928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is President Trump&#39;s logic.. yes she is minister , she knows better. Lol<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Imran (@Anchesis_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Anchesis_\/status\/1107181205487828992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And then there&#8217;s this:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ur\" dir=\"rtl\">\u06af\u0631\u0645\u06cc\u0627\u06ba \u0648\u0686 \u067e\u0686\u06be\u0627\u06ba \u06af\u06d2<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fauzia Yazdani (@yazdanifauzia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yazdanifauzia\/status\/1107297380888702978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The puns and references just keep coming in.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">Hadh hi sss Ho gayi \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; vm_ki_drishti_se (@vmkadrishticone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vmkadrishticone\/status\/1107167857559822336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Betsy DeVos ki Pakistani behn.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nauman An (@nauman__an) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nauman__an\/status\/1107343296798605314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps a replacement is in order?<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Salma05542930\/status\/1107337380548263939<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oh dear. They do appoint the most ridiculous people.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mr 1 (@thepointsboy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thepointsboy\/status\/1107173584475209728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Rajdhani,Poppins,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/hina-pervaiz-butt-fan-moment-with-karan-johar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This Pakistani Politician Had a Fan Girl Moment with Karan Johar<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Last but not the least:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Isn\u2019t she a NCA graduate?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Saadi (save water\ud83d\udca7) (@AwaisSpeakss) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AwaisSpeakss\/status\/1107457749850431488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We feel your pain sister&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Even my feminism can\u2019t push me to like her. Intolerable lady<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nayab Jan (@NayabGJan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NayabGJan\/status\/1107286906184888321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We certainly do hope that the good Minister wasn&#8217;t serious here. Given Prime Minister Imran Khan&#8217;s focus on securing our environment, he needs qualified people at helm. After all, its not every day that a nation drags its arch-rival to the United Nations over destroying a few trees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Climate Change, Zartaj Gul Wazir&#8217;s explanation for why climate change occurs will leave you scratching your head. Recently, a reporter asked the Minister how there&#8217;s been a pleasant change in the weather, and her &#8216;explanation&#8217; just became a viral story in itself. Watch how she responded: Waisay I still can\u2019t believe that we have a \u201cMinistry of [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/minister-of-climate-change-thinks-good-weather-is-due-to-a-naik-government-video\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":219409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1298,2199,1291],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-219363","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-featured","9":"category-social-media"},"wps_subtitle":"We hope she was just joking here.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/zartaj-gul-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/zartaj-gul-758x426.jpg",758,426,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/zartaj-gul.jpg",1000,562,false]},"author_name":"Lens Staff","categories_name":["Culture","Featured","Social Media"],"title_text":"Minister of Climate Change Thinks Good Weather is Due to a \u201cNaik Government\u201d [Video]","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1298,2199,1291&exclude=219363","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219363\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219363"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=219363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}