Don’t Cry For Me, Mr Ad Man
Spelling Bee
Since 2008, the PPP seems to be on the quest for some kind of world record. And no, it’s not for the most number of corrupt ministers, but for the most number of typos in an advertisement. Earlier, their advertisements for recruitment in the PPP featured mind-boggling lines like “Commiseration For Suppressed.” For the second death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, they decided to show off their expertise in spelling, with a strong message on a billboard at Punjab Chowrangi, Karachi: “Our moto to built a strong democratic Pakistan.” It seems that the author of this advertisement had been watching Motorola ads featuring their tagline “Hello Moto” on repeat. Nevertheless, for a party whose two main leaders Zulfikar and Benazir Bhutto were renowned for their skill in speaking and writing in English, this billboard was perhaps not the right way to attract voters or fans towards the PPP camp.
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Newsline’s new website is wonderful. I have been reading the magazine since Razia Bhatti started it and it is great to see new writers like Huma Imtiaz and other follow her footsteps by pointing out follies of government with humor not anger.
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You know, with their reputation for incompetence, many Karachites have a knee jerk reaction to anything KESC says. Still, having said that, this is actually a decent ad, doesn’t appear to have any typos, and does appear to promote a more sustainable lifestyle. What’s wrong with it? Putting it in the same category as the hillarious Agha Siraj Durrani ad might be a bit unfair.
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