A piece of news is lifeless if it isn't supported by a good headline. But when we talk about funny and quirky titles of news stories having unintentionally NSFW content, Pakistani media has some good experience in the arena. Remember the time a Pakistani daily, The Express Tribune made the internet go LOL when they wrote a headline on the lines of asking a PTI local leader, Iftikhar Ahmed Lund to keep an "iron rod" ready for the day of by-polls? (Desi people, say aye!). This time it is the headline, "PTI’s Iftikhar Lund gets the axe"(We don't even need to get into the details, LOL) run by Samaa Digital for the news about PTI’s Iftikhar Ahmed Khan Lund getting fired from his position as the focal person on human rights for Sindh. He was fired after the Minister of Human Rights Shireen Marazi was urged to take back the notification. However, they have now updated the headline with "PTI’s Iftikhar Lund gets the axe" stressing that what they mean by "Lund" is the surname of the person and not the slang. Pakistani Newspaper’s Headline Asking ‘Lund’ to Keep ‘Iron Rod’ Ready Should Be Given ‘No Ball’ Prize Says Twitter.
The choice of words of the headline of the story in question is making people go ROFL real hard and it is so desi that a person who isn't desi enough can't even attempt to get it.
Check out Samaa TV's headline:
Alright then. pic.twitter.com/tq0IK4xAzh
— Naila Inayat नायला इनायत (@nailainayat) July 29, 2019
Here are some of the funniest reactions:
— Rohan. (@Bakarrchod) July 29, 2019
Don't even ask
— Rohan. (@Bakarrchod) July 29, 2019
Extremely
Sounds painful.
— Jehangir Masud (@JehangirJm) July 29, 2019
Who did this?
Moments before: pic.twitter.com/HrKCA8eKMz
— Tushaar Mogre ❁ (@Tushaar_mogre) July 29, 2019
Can anyone clarify?
Ye news hai ya pornhub ki updates 😑
— cool dude ( बजरंग दल वाले ) (@Ashli_purush) July 29, 2019
Flashbacks
his Iron Rod not needed any more?
— 🍪 ביסקוויט (@bakened) July 29, 2019
Point hai?
Only balls remain?
— 🇮🇳 DK Sardana 🇮🇳 (@dksardana) July 29, 2019
I can't even...
Something you gotta sacrifice your queen in order to win the game...😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/vhtI1Zv4c8
— Ram Gorthi (@RamGorthi) July 29, 2019
LOL
— Liquid Comforts (@LiquidComforts) July 29, 2019
For real
The fuck! Even reading about the headline hurts me to death .
— Charchit Jain (@chichijain) July 29, 2019
Save me
@Chirag18_11 @SumitS_7 pic.twitter.com/RUpmUFdOfN
— સિદ્ધાર્થ बेहेरे (@SrBehere) July 29, 2019
ROFL
Must be very painful for PTI. Not sure PTI is married but PTI's wife will be very sad. 🤣🤣
— Chowkidar Indian (@rashtravaadi100) July 29, 2019
Well, no matter what the headline has garnered a lot of attention online, or was it curated with an intention to garner a lot of attention? Never mind. We had a hearty laugh, and you should too.
Disclaimer: The article is not written to hurt the public image of any individual mentioned in the article. We at LatestLY do not intend to hurt or insult any person’s sentiment involved. We hope the following piece of information amuses you as much as it did to us.
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