Pakistan, which is already having a tumultuous time in getting the international community to accept their take on Kashmir, became the butt of jokes online when it turned up that Google Images was showing Pak PM Imran Khan’s image when one searches the term ‘bhikhari’ (Hindi for beggar).

Hopefully, Google CEO Sundar Pichai – who’s an Indian-American – won’t be blamed for Google’s algorithm that threw up this challenge.

A week earlier, an onion seller had sarcastically remarked: “Just 3-4 days are left for Eid and the market looks so dull. We depend on India for vegetables and onion, which is so essential to cook food on Eid. I am sure, the price of onion and all will increase further. What does Imran Khan want us to eat? Grass?”

Pakistan has been staring down the barrel of a balance of payment crisis for more than a year. The country depends on India for the imports of essential food items, such as onion, tomatoes and chemicals. And with Eid around the corner, the common man in Pakistan could end up burning a hole in the pocket.

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