Adil Najam
On your left is the picture of the flag of the Czech Republic. On your right is a ‘Check’ (or, rather, checkered flag; often used in car racing. The two should never be confused. Except for the fact that ‘Czech’ is pronounced as ‘check.’
Ordinarily, this should not be a problem. But right now the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic is visiting Islamabad, and the Capital’s PR people have adorned flags on flagpoles and a number of (very) large banners to welcome him in the spirit of good hospitality. The only problem is that instead of putting the ‘Czech’ flags on the banners, they have ‘Check’ flags!
I saw these while driving back into Islamabad on the from the Airport. I rushed back to see if I would figure out who was responsible for this little gaffe and maybe alert them to the mistake before the Czech PM arrived. Unfortunately, it turned out that the Czech PM was already here.
I wonder what he and his team thought of this. Did they even mention it to their hosts or did they just keep politely quiet? I also wonder what they thought about the banner that read: “We Pray for the Czech Progress and Prosperity”?I am sure they liked the sentiment, but maybe they also wondered why Pakistanis are praying for Czech progress and prosperity instead of working harder for Pakistani progress or prosperity. On the other hand, maybe they do not think as hard about what is written on banners as I do!
I have no way of knowing this, but my theory of how this might have happened is this – Someone tells someone to find out what a Czech (read ‘check’) flag looks like; they look up ‘check flag’ on Google, and that is the one which makes it way on the banner.
Nice story for a chuckle? But how would you feel if the Pakistan Prime Minister goes to another country and they mess up the flags this way?
Only in pakistan hey!! :) You gotta laugh though (and despair in silence). It reminds me of the fake Versace designer Tshirts I saw in one of teh bazzars, spelt as “Versachi”. A massive breakdown in research I would say!
Another flag cock up is the Turkish flag on our Rs 1000 note….presumably state bank is sure ours is one of those flags with a
I’m sure the person who did that must b ex army officer….lolzz…
Salaam! though shameful but still its not reflective of pakistani society’s mindset and competency as described by some of the commets above. to err is human and those responsible ought to be thrashed, but please own your country with its pluses and minuses, and correct in any manner, you can, the evil and incompetency. thanks
If U love pakistan then give some thing to pakistan,uptill now Pakistan had given us all to be proud of ,as i am proud to be a pakistani, now it is our turn to give contribute to Pakistan in any form.