‘Sab se uncha Jhandha hamara’, Pakistani Twitter reacts to India landing on the moon

ISLAMABAD: The hashtag India on the moon continued to trend on Pakistani Twitter on Wednesday, with users sharing humorous reactions in response to India’s successful completion of its “Chandrayaan-3” mission.

Some users created memes, while others drew comparisons between Pakistan and India’s space technology. Additionally, some recalled former science minister Fawad Chaudhry’s promise to send the first Pakistani to space.

Have a look at the reactions:

Koi nahi, sab se uncha Jhandha hamara hai.. https://t.co/TjvUsDrt6L

— Rao (@CasualRao) August 23, 2023

2-3 ghantay internet se duur ho tou ek adad spaceship chaand per pohanch jaati hai

— 🔻 (@PrinceGoga1) August 23, 2023

Chand pay 10marla ka Kiya rate chal Raha ha?

— Faizan Khan (@Faizankhaan91) August 23, 2023

https://twitter.com/rantspakistani/status/1694344048058700253?s=46&t=X5V4RcFfiB3leRX0grZ3Eg

He was in Twitter space.. https://t.co/QwSkKd6TBk

— Waseem Abbasi (@Wabbasi007) August 23, 2023

This one was not even supposed to be funny.

Proud to announce that selection process for the first Pakistani to be sent to Space shall begin from Feb 2020,fifty people will be shortlisted — list will then come down to 25 and in 2022 we will send our first person to space,this will be the biggest space event of our history

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) July 25, 2019

Read more: Chandrayaan-3 lands on moon in historic moment for India

An Indian spacecraft landed on the rugged, unexplored south pole of the moon on Wednesday in a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration and India’s standing as a space power, just days after a similar Russian lander crashed.

“This moment is unforgettable. It is phenomenal. This is a victory cry of a new India,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who waved the Indian flag as he watched the landing from South Africa where he is attending a BRICS summit which has pledged to become a champion of the developing “Global South”.

Modi added that India’s success in space was confirmation that any nation from the ‘Global South’ is “capable of achieving such feats.”

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Scientists and officials clapped, cheered and hugged each other as the spacecraft landed and people across India broke out in celebration, setting off firecrackers and dancing in the streets after nearly 7 million people watched the YouTube live stream landing.