{"id":314050,"date":"2021-05-07T14:11:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T09:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=314050"},"modified":"2021-05-07T14:15:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T09:15:35","slug":"cocomo-snacks-reduced-in-quantity-twitter-holds-miftah-ismail-accountable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/cocomo-snacks-reduced-in-quantity-twitter-holds-miftah-ismail-accountable\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Cocomo&#8217; Snacks Reduced In Quantity, Twitter Holds Miftah Ismail Accountable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is a matter of national importance! A 5 Rupee pack of Cocomo now comes with only 3 biscuits instead of 4 and netizens are furious. Justice must be served and PML-N&#8217;s Miftah Ismail is being held accountable for it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hamaray Zamane Mein<\/em> Cocomo used to be the ultimate snack. We still enjoy it, but the quantity has drastically gone down in the past few years. From 6-7 biscuits in a 5 Rupee pack, it has come down to only 3 biscuits per packet. It is unreasonable and who is responsible for the cruelty?<\/p>\n<p>Is Miftah Ismail, the owner at Ismail Industries \u2014 the parent company of Candyland and Bisconni is at the center of this controversy?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-314071\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rBORgChP_400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Cocomo\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rBORgChP_400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rBORgChP_400x400-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rBORgChP_400x400-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The Cocomo Controversy<\/h3>\n<p>It all started when lawyer Reema Omer expressed her disappointment in finding only 3 biscuits in her Cocomo packet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oh the disappointment of opening a packet of cocomo and finding only three instead of the usual four biscuits \ud83d\udc94<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reema Omer (@reema_omer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reema_omer\/status\/1390011224012857344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2021<\/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>Little did she know, she wasn&#8217;t the only victim of this conspiracy. Netizens took over Twitter, sharing their regret over the reduced quantity. It has started a revolution on social media, where people are demanding Miftah Ismail stay true to his words and listen to the consumers.<\/p>\n<p>In a previous interview with <em>The Current<\/em>, the ex-Finance Minister had said that there are four biscuits in each packet. He said he wants to have at least five in a packet but due to inflation, they cannot afford to increase the number of Cocomos in one packet.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-unzy8v18gcy\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-unzy8v18gcy\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/uNzy8V18GcY?start=183&amp;feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/uNzy8V18GcY?start=183&#038;feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\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\/pakistani-brands-chand-tara-earrings-trolled-for-being-overpriced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pakistani Brand&#8217;s &#8216;Chand Tara&#8217; Earrings Trolled For Being Overpriced<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, he shifted the blame on the PTI government for an increase in the price of the ingredients used. Every time the interviewer said there were three biscuits in a pack, Miftah Ismail corrected her and said there were four.<\/p>\n<p>But that is certainly not true. Reema Omer checked her pack again and again, in hopes to get the promised amount of biscuits, but it only left her with a broken heart.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/reema_omer\/status\/1390015255900688386<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Three biscuits (with some crumbs) instead of four twice in day.. \ud83d\ude1e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YqUQDPi617\">https:\/\/t.co\/YqUQDPi617<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ji7o0dvRq0\">pic.twitter.com\/ji7o0dvRq0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reema Omer (@reema_omer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reema_omer\/status\/1390020914637590538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2021<\/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>One after another, netizens shared their distress of finding only 3 biscuits in a pack of Cocomo and they have started a campaign to fight for their rights. Ali Gul Pir and Misha Shafi also stand with the people and here&#8217;s how Twitter is reacting to it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ali Gul Pir demands <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/5cocomoMujheBhiDo?src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#5cocomoMujheBhiDo<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mr <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiftahIsmail?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MiftahIsmail<\/a> we want our demands met. we want 5 cocomos in every pack! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/5cocomoMujheBhiDo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#5cocomoMujheBhiDo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oP0tn7tu4Z\">https:\/\/t.co\/oP0tn7tu4Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ali Gul Pir (@Aligulpir) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aligulpir\/status\/1390024484434989056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2021<\/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=\"qht\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cocomore?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cocomore<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SGo5siQM6m\">https:\/\/t.co\/SGo5siQM6m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MEESHA SHAFI (@itsmeeshashafi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsmeeshashafi\/status\/1390205843153555457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2021<\/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\">My son came complaining to me that his Cocomo pack had only 3 Cocomono (thats a term he coined for these biscuits). I believe previously there used to be 5 Cocomono per pack. Kya ho Raha hai ye?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shafaat Ali (@iamshafaatali) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamshafaatali\/status\/1390295398200250368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2021<\/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><em>We want justice! Hisaab do!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/oseowais\/status\/1390363468247752714<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiftahIsmail?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MiftahIsmail<\/a> Bhai, this is not fair you said in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Current?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Current<\/a> interview that you won&#39;t lessen the quantity from 4 cocomos&#39;s in a pack. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qMd5500jm2\">https:\/\/t.co\/qMd5500jm2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; erroneous (@mshahidaziz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mshahidaziz\/status\/1390016998797631491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2021<\/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\">Rs. 5 Cocomo is a scam now.<br \/>Genuine Cocomos come only in Rs. 50 Party Pack. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CRUTmCgT3g\">https:\/\/t.co\/CRUTmCgT3g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; K. (@RotiKholDeyo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RotiKholDeyo\/status\/1390012271166959626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2021<\/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 has to be the biggest scandal of the week. Especially after flour prices going back to 50\/kg. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiftahIsmail?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MiftahIsmail<\/a> Jawab Do. Zulm ka Hisab do. <br \/>I have three kids and i always buy the 20 pack box. No wonder my kids are giving me weird looks lately.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mansoor (@manidar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manidar\/status\/1390033672175243268?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2021<\/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\">No economic indicator is more important that the reducing number of cocomo in a packet <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oNQX2xV7Io\">https:\/\/t.co\/oNQX2xV7Io<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ashar Imran (@asharnotasher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asharnotasher\/status\/1390129937907126272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2021<\/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><em>Why is the government against us?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/thisisemine\/status\/1390004271744225280<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Biscuits sizes are reducing too\ud83d\ude14 jb koi pacjet kholty hain khty hain ya hmary biscuit b kha gya imran khan\ud83d\ude44\ud83d\ude44\ud83d\ude44<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rozaindica\ud83c\udf44 (@Rozaindica2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rozaindica2\/status\/1390012919895711748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/lordechango\/status\/1390313117175930880<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiftahIsmail?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MiftahIsmail<\/a> you are losing a potential vote here <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uXbG5ZqSD5\">https:\/\/t.co\/uXbG5ZqSD5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kamran Ali \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0 (@kamranalirao) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kamranalirao\/status\/1390206126998835200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\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\/tariq-jamils-mtj-trolled-for-selling-abayas-for-over-rs20k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tariq Jamil&#8217;s MTJ Trolled For Selling Abayas For Over Rs20K<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is a matter of national importance! A 5 Rupee pack of Cocomo now comes with only 3 biscuits instead of 4 and netizens are furious. Justice must be served and PML-N&#8217;s Miftah Ismail is being held accountable for it. Hamaray Zamane Mein Cocomo used to be the ultimate snack. We still enjoy it, but the quantity has drastically gone [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/cocomo-snacks-reduced-in-quantity-twitter-holds-miftah-ismail-accountable\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":314077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-314050","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized"},"wps_subtitle":"A pack of Cocomo now comes with only 3 biscuits instead of 4 and netizens blame the CandyLand's owner.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-design-4-1-364x205.png",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-design-4-1-758x427.png",758,427,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-design-4-1.png",1000,563,false]},"author_name":"Munazza Mehmood","categories_name":["Uncategorized"],"title_text":"\u2018Cocomo\u2019 Snacks Reduced In Quantity, Twitter Holds Miftah Ismail Accountable","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1&exclude=314050","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314050","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\/69"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314050"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=314050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}