Islamabad/New Delhi: Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman has become a global hero and has even created soft corner even in the people of Pakistan.
A tea stall in Pakistan has put up a banner with an image of Wing Commander Varthaman, sipping tea, and the text on the banner in Urdu reads:
This picture was shared by a person named Umar Farooq on Twitter, since this picture is going viral on social media.
This Pakistani uncle has got some serious marketing skills. The small roadside tea stall has a banner with the following text: 'Khan's Tea Stall – A tea that makes foes turn into friends' with the image of Indian Air Force pilot #Abhinandan – #IAF pic.twitter.com/ldQVG6brI7
— Wajahat Kazmi (@KazmiWajahat) March 12, 2019
Earlier, the promotion of a tea in Pakistan went viral on the social media, but later it was revealed that the video was fake.
Abhinandan is a favorite one in Pak and in our country people are asking for proof… Watch it…
Tapal Tea is a Pakistani major tea brand based in Karachi, Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/xdM6E55kfJ— Sunit Jain (@sunitpanna) March 5, 2019
Worth mentioning, Wing Commander Varthaman was chasing Pakistani jets with a MiG -21 Bison fighter plane in Jammu and Kashmir February 27 and crossed over to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) where his aircraft was shot down after a dog fight.
Thought, he ejected safely and was under the custody of Pakistan Army because his parachute drifted and fell inside the PoK. But following the Geneva Convention, he was released March 1 after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan February 28 announced to release him as “a peace gesture.”
PNN/Agencies