Mangoverse of Madness?
A fruit vendor from Attock, Pakistan has become the new darling of Indian publications for his extraordinary singing skills and his knack for bringing a hilarious twist to Shakira’s popular song ‘Waka Waka’.
A video of the man was posted by a meme account with the name Hamza Choudhary, amassing more than 400,000 likes, with fans writing down all sorts of hilarious captions.
“Shakira crying in the corner”, one user wrote.
It’s lovely to witness
Pakistani mangoes are popular worldwide and recently a Pakistani Supermarket started a ‘Mangoes in Lamborghini’ drive that went viral in Dubai as it offers a short joyride in the supercar.
It has doubled the sales of mangoes since its launch in mid-June. Minimum order of Dh100 is required to avail the offer.
Speaking to Khaleej Times, managing director of the Pakistan Super Market Dubai Jhanzeb Yaseen said, “There is no commercial aim behind the campaign. I want to spread the message of happiness and love and the response is overwhelming.”
He said mango sales had increased by more than 100 percent and most of the customers are now registered for ‘Mangoes in Lamborghini’ with a minimum waiting time of one week.
The regular van delivery service is also available but customers are keen on receiving their purchase in the supercar, he added.
“I was expecting a good response from Pakistani and Indian community as they love mangoes. But I’m surprised residents from Western countries are also huge fans of Pakistani mango varieties such as Langra, Sindhiri, Anwar Rattole and Chaunsa, among others,” he said.
“The campaign has gained popularity since the Lambo mango delivery videos have gone viral on social media. Now I’m planning to extend the service to five days a week to cater to more buyers and clear the backlog,” he said.
Pakistan is home to about 250 varieties of mangoes and is the fifth largest producer of the fruit in the world after India, China, Thailand and Indonesia.
What’s the best thing about summer? Mangoes! Juicy, sweet and divine, this king of fruits is much valued and most looked forward to. Make smoothies, salads use them in chutneys or make curries. While making these hardest part is peeling the mango but in the coming years that won’t be a problem as a new seedless species of mango has introduced at a Mango festival at the Centaurus Mall, Islamabad
According to the reports, the seedless
mango is under development stage at Multan University. The seedless mango is a
large fruit with a substantial amount of pulp and its seed is very small. The
variety was developed accidentally at a private orchard in Shujabad area of
Multan. Officials say that it could take three to four years for the new kind
to be finalized.