'Classless & Clueless': Pakistanis Slam PM Shehbaz Sharif For Posting Old Photo On X Of Presenting Arshad Nadeem With PKR 1M Cheque

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been criticised for his message to hail Arshad Nadeem following the javelin thrower's historic gold in the Paris 2024 Olympics. Sharif's criticism comes due to posting a picture with Nadeem of him presenting the athlete with a cheque of 10 lakh, with the netizens accusing him of flaunting.

Nadeem stunned one and all as he scaled his best throw of 92.97 meters in the men's javelin throw final that started on August 8 (Thursday). The 27-year-old scaled a world-record throw of 92.97 meters, leaving behind defending champion and his Indian counterpart Neeraj Chopra, whose best was 89.45 meters. It is also Pakistan's first gold in Athletics in Olympics.

Taking to X, Sharif wrote along with posting a picture of Arshad and himself with the athlete:

"Bravo Arshad History made! Pakistan’s first Olympic men’s javelin champion, Arshad Nadeem @ArshadOlympian1 brings home a historic #gold  medal at #Paris2024 ! You've made the whole nation proud young man."

Here's how the netizens have reacted to Pakistan Prime Minister's post on X:

"I was even confident of throwing beyond 92.97m" - Arshad Nadeem

Following his performance, Nadeem thanked everyone who kept him in their prayers and credited his fitness for the performance he gave. He also vowed to work harder moving forward and target throwing breaking his own record. As quoted by NDTV, he stated:

"I am thankful to the nation. Everyone prayed for me, and I was hopeful of doing well. Over the years, I got a knee injury and recovered, and worked hard on my fitness. I was even confident of throwing beyond 92.97m, but that throw was enough for me to get the gold. I will continue to work hard and give my best in the days and months to come. I am planning to throw beyond this mark as well."