‘Absolutely Not’ trends on Twitter as PM Imran gives Pakistan new catchphrase
Islamabad: Thousands of tweets were posted under hashtag #AbsolutelyNot on Saturday and Sunday after Prime Minister Imran Khan categorically said Pakistan has no intention of allowing Americans to launch operations in Afghanistan from Pakistani bases.
During an interview with Jonathan Swan of HBO Axios, the Pakistani premier was asked whether Pakistan give its basis to CIA for operations in Afghanistan, Khan’s answer was, “Absolutely not”.
As soon as clips of the interview were aired on Pakistani channels, Pakistani social media users started praising Khan for standing up to Americans. Using hashtag #AbsolutelyNot, thousands of users praised Khan while others shared some funny memes with the Khan’s picture with the catchphrase.
Here’s a collection of reactions on Twitter: