{"id":267190,"date":"2020-06-22T10:42:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T05:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=267190"},"modified":"2020-06-22T10:42:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T05:42:47","slug":"federal-minister-zartaj-gul-does-not-know-what-is-covid-19-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/federal-minister-zartaj-gul-does-not-know-what-is-covid-19-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Minister Zartaj Gul Does Not Know What is COVID-19 [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you have a federal minister who doesn&#8217;t know what she&#8217;s talking about, you know its going to become a meme. Something similar happened to the Minister for Climate Change Zartaj Gul Wazir who has given her fans and critics something to laugh about in these bleak times. Apparently our minister does not know what the 19 in COVID-19 stands for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In a current affairs show on <i>PTV News<\/i>, Zartaj Gul Wazir said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;COVID-19 means that it has 19 points that can be applied in any country in any way,&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/minister-of-climate-change-thinks-good-weather-is-due-to-a-naik-government-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minister of Climate Change Thinks Good Weather is Due to a &#8220;Naik Government&#8221; [Video]<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>No minister, you&#8217;ve got it all wrong as one Twitter user explains.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Feb2020, WHO announced an official name COVID-19 for novel coronavirus outbreak <br \/>In COVID-19<br \/>CO&#39; stands for &#39;corona<br \/>VI&#39; for &#39;virus<br \/>D&#39; for disease and<br \/>19 for 2019(year it emerged)<br \/>But according to highly educated minister, 19 stands for whatever points, any country wanna adopt <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/50ELJ0YPKl\">pic.twitter.com\/50ELJ0YPKl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr Humma Saif (@HummaSaif) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HummaSaif\/status\/1274409659689033729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The rest of the Internet wasn&#8217;t as kind as to offer a correction and went straight to making memes about Gul&#8217;s gaffe.<\/p>\n<p>We should have Zartaj Gul Wazir explain more things. Maybe that&#8217;s how people will learn things.<\/p>\n<p>But for now, let&#8217;s enjoy these memes.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/lordnikamma\/status\/1274500056138371078?s=21<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">F-16 is 16 seater!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Zartajgul?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Zartajgul<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KB6d8a4dVF\">pic.twitter.com\/KB6d8a4dVF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; K@thOL!Con\u00b0 (@El_jawad_le) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/El_jawad_le\/status\/1274695992537907200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2020<\/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\">Ok this one is hilarious&#8230;\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/zartajgulwazir?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#zartajgulwazir<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vQN9JDO2b4\">pic.twitter.com\/vQN9JDO2b4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ciphar 1337 (@Callsign_Ciphar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Callsign_Ciphar\/status\/1274772631380799489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2020<\/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\">There are 130 seats in a C130<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/zartajgulwazir?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#zartajgulwazir<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GRzKluYiz7\">pic.twitter.com\/GRzKluYiz7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sarmad Rasheed (@Itzsarmad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Itzsarmad\/status\/1274919818722979840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bluntusman\/status\/1274920704266448904<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There are 8 jet Engines in V8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Zartajgul?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Zartajgul<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KMXFdXbQyB\">pic.twitter.com\/KMXFdXbQyB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Saddam Hussain (@SaddamH91444108) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaddamH91444108\/status\/1274603078809985025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/im_Noman_javid\/status\/1274919276445683713<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/hayanakvi\/status\/1274723378830737408?s=21<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of the wittiest reactions detailing her own <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mocc.gov.pk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">ministry<\/a> and her own job:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pretty sure Zartaj Gul thinks that Ministry of Climate Change works to change the climate<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Qasim Zaidi (@QasimZaidi_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QasimZaidi_\/status\/1274609763700137985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2020<\/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=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Khan sahab apko pata hai CR7 is lye kehtay kyu ke wo saat teams se khelta hai. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7IT4a8rGfo\">pic.twitter.com\/7IT4a8rGfo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Waleed Nasir (@waleednasir00) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/waleednasir00\/status\/1274741006227910661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Maybe we need to find out what CR7 really means&#8230;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cCristiano Ronaldo ko CR7 ic leye kehte hain kyon k wo 7th class mai CR tha.\u201d ~Zartaj Gul<br \/>@Szk1meMohmand<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aqib Ali (@aqibali_B) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aqibali_B\/status\/1274659674156150784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2020<\/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\">CR7 means Ronaldo has 7 legs &#8211; Zartaj Gul.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Muaz. (@Rizvified1122) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rizvified1122\/status\/1274659461504753664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2020<\/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>This was definitely a learning moment for us. We ended up learning about a whole lot of other things besides COVID-19.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pakistan has +92 code because <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImranKhanPTI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ImranKhanPTI<\/a> won the world in 92. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zartajgulwazir?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@zartajgulwazir<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/zartajgulwazir?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#zartajgulwazir<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wiqdvgSXsA\">pic.twitter.com\/wiqdvgSXsA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ijaz khan afridi (@AfridayPashteen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AfridayPashteen\/status\/1274925971049795584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MussabafaqR\/status\/1274930984903946240<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some Twitterati were far less subtle. This is what you get for spreading smiles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Me after listening to Zartaj gul&#39;s 19 points theory.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Zartajgul?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Zartajgul<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rQNLZoHl7q\">pic.twitter.com\/rQNLZoHl7q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aman \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0 (@amantufail_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amantufail_\/status\/1274631428450344960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2020<\/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\">As per her logic Quaid e Azam should be called Jinnah14, for his 14 points \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Zartajgul?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Zartajgul<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gBALZLcqQi\">pic.twitter.com\/gBALZLcqQi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SAAD\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0 (@Imranist_01) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Imranist_01\/status\/1274712842416140289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2020<\/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: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/9-coronavirus-myths-to-watch-out-for-pictures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">9 Coronavirus Myths to Watch Out For [Pictures]<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While there&#8217;s no harm in having a laugh and making a meme, some people took things too far. It&#8217;s never a good idea to objectify and slut-shame a woman. So let&#8217;s keep it classy, folks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s one thing to judge <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/zartajgulwazir?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#zartajgulwazir<\/a> for her professional conduct &amp; knowledge; that is your democratic right, to have an opinion. It\u2019s quite another to use filthy language against her &amp; say obscene things about her character or body.That is evil &amp; deeply shameful<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ShandanaGulzarKhan (@ShandanaGulzar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShandanaGulzar\/status\/1274931744861536256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Have anything to add to this story? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you have a federal minister who doesn&#8217;t know what she&#8217;s talking about, you know its going to become a meme. Something similar happened to the Minister for Climate Change Zartaj Gul Wazir who has given her fans and critics something to laugh about in these bleak times. 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