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Even as speculations of another India Pakistan war over Kashmir looms on the horizon, a different kind of a war has broken out on social media.
Updated : Oct 08, 2014, 09:10 PM IST
Social media more often than not reflects the prevailing emotions in the real world.
In the last 7 days India and Pakistan has been involved in fearsome conflict in the borders. The recent ceasefire violations by Pakistan that specifically targetted civilians has lead to the death of 8 people so far. India has retaliated strongly to provocation by Pakistan.
Now, the war has spilled over to social media. Patron of Pakistan People's Party Bilwal Bhutto raised the ante by blaming PM Narendra Modi for border situation and linking Gujarat to it. This was promptly rebutted by Indian tweets who trended #YoBilawalSoDumb on Tuesday night. Now Pakistan Twitter users have hit back and 5 of the top 10 trends in Pakistan are anti- India hashtags. Unexpectedly the most hate is generated towards Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Kashmir also making an appearance in the rants of Pakistan tweeps.
The anti- India trends currently trending in Pakistan are #CowardModi, #FreeKashmirFromIndia, #IndiaIsTerrorist, #BoycottIndia, #PMLNarenderLeague.
A screenshot of the trending topics on twitter in Pakistan
Indian Twitter users have also hit back and currently #BuzdilPakistan is trending in the fourth position.
It's about damn time that the PM claiming people's mandate stands up for the people. Wake up. #PMLNarenderLeague #CowardModi
— Taseer Raza (@TaseerRazaa) October 8, 2014
#CowardModi... You don't forget what we have done in 65 War.!
— Nabeel (@KaziTweets) October 8, 2014
Do you think killing Pakistani Civilians on the day of Eid makes you a hero? No! It only makes you a #CowardModi
— Farhan Khan Virk (@FarhanKVirk) October 8, 2014
Indian dogs go back...says #Kashmir #FreeKashmirFromIndia pic.twitter.com/M80YFyd2su
— ☞Hassam☜© (@Hassam420) October 8, 2014
Freedom is their right. #FreeKashmirFromIndia pic.twitter.com/vdnmBMYSeA
— Ali (@iPakistani10) October 8, 2014
In the morning #FreeKashmirFromIndia has to be heard across the globe! You are all requested for speak for Kashmiris! Keep on this trend
— Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan (@DrAQ_Khan) August 2, 2014
India we are not Palestine ,We will give a lesson that your generations will Remember! #CowardModi #IndiaIsTerrorist #BoycottIndia
— Abdul Basit (@danycoolli) October 8, 2014
Imran Khan and Pakistani youth were the first to spontaneously condemn shameful and oppressive act of India. #IndiaIsTerrorist #BoycottIndia
— Danish Khan (@KhanDanish_) October 8, 2014
We are with our Kashmiris Brothers. #IndiaIsTerrorist pic.twitter.com/tMMfp6MWb6
— Muhammad Usman (@1usman) August 12, 2013
#BoycottIndia By Boycotting his Movies, Dramas, shows. channels, Indian made products. Every thing that belong to India should be boycott!
— Irfan Arif (@iamIrfanArif) October 8, 2014
If we can boycott Geo, we can boycott family dynasties, why not those who terrorise innocent Pakistanis? Let's #BoycottIndia!
— Sohail A. (@SohailAnwer) October 8, 2014
Yes no more indian songs..no more indian movies...I can #BoycottIndia and #BoycottIndianProducts ..can you?
— Churail_Awal (@CymaAslam) October 8, 2014
While these hashtags trended as top trends on twitter in Pakistan, #BuzdilPakistan crept its way up to becoming one of the top trending hashtags in India.
You don't have any industry , rely on us for food and still attack on us? Sudhar jao bchchon #BuzdilPakistan
— Sagar Vishnoi (@sagarvishnoi) October 8, 2014
kids: where is heaven and where is hell? I points towards sky for heaven and show them Pakistan map for hell. #BuzdilPakistan
— PARAS (@IStandWithAAP) October 8, 2014
Oyee #BuzdilPakistan..Mind your ways or our @chetan_bhagat will write novel "Half Pakistan" ..and you guyz have to read it..!!
— Manish Pandey (@manish_leo) October 8, 2014
There are times when my parents curse me for being lazy. During all such times, I remind them about Inzamam-ul-Haq. #BuzdilPakistan
— Swachh Bharat (@kumarshashwat97) October 8, 2014
Pakistan's Mangalyaan. #BuzdilPakistan pic.twitter.com/CHSOpQBDYv
— Navendu Singh (@NavenduSingh_) October 8, 2014
#YoBilawalSoDumb trended in India on Tuesday Night after Bilawal Bhutto's handle tweeted,
Another attack on LOC. seems India adopting Israle model vs Pakistan.Modi must realize we can retaliate unlike his victims from Gujarat.
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) October 7, 2014
Also read: Woman killed, 11 injured as Pakistan intensifies shelling along border in Jammu and Kashmir
This is not the first time that a statement made by Bhutto has sparked outrage on twitter. Earlier too the Peoples Party of Pakistan head and scion to the Bhutto political family, Bilawal Bhutto made statements of taking back every last inch of Kashmir citing the grounds that like other provinces Kashmir too is and was a always a part of Pakistan.
However after Tuesday nights tweet, twitter was flooded with tweets mocking Bilawal Bhutto.
#YoBilawalSoDumb Dr- Take this pills after sleeping & before waking up. Bilawal - With water or Milk ?
— Thakur Baldev Singh. (@HathwalaThakur) October 8, 2014
#YoBilawalSoDumb he tried to buy Kashmir on #Flipkart, it showed 'Out of Aukaat'. #BorderBetrayal
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) October 7, 2014
Rahul Gandhi: I know I am stupid but when I look at my dumb neighbour Bilawal I feel slightly better. #yobilawalsodumb
— Acchut Bakal (@adbakal) October 7, 2014
#YoBilawalSoDumb that he made a paper plane & blew it in air, expecting it to reach Mars.
— Jal Kukdi (@Jal_Kukdi) October 7, 2014