‘Send him into space’: Science and tech minister mocked for claiming Hubble was launched by Pakistan

[UniverseWatcher]

Pakistan’s minister for science and technology has been mocked on Twitter after claiming that it was Pakistani space agency SUPARCO, not NASA, that launched the iconic Hubble telescope.
Mistakes are an unavoidable part of life but this particular gaffe from Fawad Chaudhry left many people open-mouthed and totally bewildered.

Speaking to the local television on Sunday Chaudhry described Hubble as “the world’s biggest telescope” which “was sent [into space] by SUPARCO… Then there are other satellites, and there are other [types of] technologies.”

The blooper seemed to amuse Twitter users as sarcastic responses poured in. One user noted that there is “no need to watch cartoons on Cartoon Network” as long as government ministers put on such a show.


“NASA is dead. Long live PTI,” another one tweeted poking fun at the Pakistani ruling party.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1125126391106871302

Whats wrong with Fawad Chaudhry?

 

[Yankee-stani]

@Indus Pakistan I guess you can better a spokesperson for Pak

 

[Meliodas]

Rather send him to modi, they both seem to have same level of scientific knowledge

 

[Jaanbaz]

Fawad Chaudhry used to be in Musharaf's party before he realised that was a sinking ship, so don't expect mush from the fatty.

 

[PakSword]

loll tamasha laga hua hai..

 

[SIPRA]

His problem is a well-oiled mouth, with a good accelerator, but hardly any brakes.

 

[Imran Khan]

ye kuch ziada ho gya

 

[zulu]

Koi rocket khalii hai tu issay daal ky bhej du space main sahi sy check kar ly gaa who sent Hubble

 

[SIPRA]

ye kuch ziada ho gya

"Ay aglay pind da masaala lag gaya ae"

 

[Enigma SIG]

Well done Fawad Chaudhary. I'm sure we'll claim the Voyager probes were raised to the heavens by Bhutto himself.

 

[Zee-shaun]

Whats wrong with Fawad Chaudhry?

it's called foot in mouth desease.
And there's no cure for it.

Endians will have a field day with his tweet.

 

[Jf Thunder]

who said that SUPARCO was useless?
NASA got a lot to learn from SUPARCO

 

[SIPRA]

Endians will have a field day with his tweet.

Their claim of "Yeti" is now far behind. Fawad Ch. has beaten them through and through.

 

[Flash_Ninja]

it's called foot in mouth desease.
And there's no cure for it.

Endians will have a field day with his tweet.

Dont worry nothing will beat their "we wuj 50% of NASA" claims

 

[war&peace]

It is clearly a slip of tongue.