Mehwish Hayat, Pakistan’s Tamgha-e-Imtiaz recipient, has been taking to her social media accounts to post inspirational quotes and throwback pictures. However, recently she shared an inspirational poem which she credited to Allama Iqbal. However, it wasn’t actually Iqbal’s poem but in fact Muhammad Ismail’s work.
This simple act of trusting what’s on the internet, like we’ve all done at some point or the other, landed her in fire as the keyboard warriors came at her for falling victim to false news and information on the internet.
However, in the picture, the actress could be seen smelling the fragrance of flowers in her hands with closed eyes. The beauty of the picture lies in the fact that you can almost smell the flowers too.
Correction, I have been reliably informed that these verses attributed to Allama Iqbal are in fact by Muhammed Ismail . Proves google is not always a reliable source. lol
— Mehwish Hayat TI (@MehwishHayat) May 6, 2020
And even though there are many that simply appreciated the quote and gave her much love for the beautiful picture – there were also those that began criticising her.
It also shows Ur utter lack of understanding –zooq– in Urdu poetry.
Hmm, Well, beautiful girls don't need that anyway.
— Malik Faisal (@malik_faisal43) May 6, 2020
Seem like the @ImranKhanPTI karachi financial budget allocation was spend on your make-up just kidding don't get stroppy lol pic.twitter.com/vbk0vrWQte
— ASIF Iqbal (@1Asi786) May 7, 2020
Ma'am Google is just a search Engine, it is never a source of the contents. It merely searches and prioritizes the sources of info you are looking for !!!
— Dr Muhammad Saleem (@drmsaleemabid) May 6, 2020
@rubiaabrar @BabarBaAishKosh bara sakht laga hai yeh sher allama saab ko uper ja kai, fauran correction aayi hai madam ki taraf se….
— Yasir Paracha (@Y4SIRPARACHA) May 6, 2020
Copy Paste Option not to be used blindly to pretend intellectual.
— Nosh (@Nausheenn) May 6, 2020
No, it only proves that not googling isn't reliable … I can bet money that a person who writes "TI" in her name couldn't have possibly verified anything before her "copy paste" .. #sasti
— Muzammil Butt (@MuzammilMueen) May 8, 2020
However, we give her credit for accepting her mistake and clarifying on social media. Mehwish is also using her social media platform to create awareness amongst people about the novel coronavirus, which is extremely important in today’s uncertain times.