If you search for “best toilet paper in the world” on Google, images of Pakistan’s national flag pop up in the results amid simmering tension over the Pulwama terror attack. (Image: Twitter)

Over the past couple of days, Twitter has been going crazy over a claim that Google throws up pictures of Pakistan's national flag when a user searches "best toilet paper in the world."

According to the claims, if you search for "best toilet paper in the world" on Google, images of Pakistan's national flag pop up in the results amid simmering tension over the Pulwama terror attack.

A day after the trend went viral, with millions probably hitting Google with search query "best toilet paper in the world", Google said it had nothing to do with it.

Google says that the pictures come from a meme website and are from 2017. The search engine giant has claimed that the results are now trending on the website due to articles published by various news outlets that are ranking for the query.

"While we continue to investigate the matter, we have not found any evidence that Google Images was ranking the Pakistani flag in response to this particular search. Many news outlets wrote about an old screenshot from a meme website that is inconsistent with our UI and dates back to 2017, and we have not seen any independent verification that these results ever appeared as depicted. Since these news stories published, images from those articles are now ranking for this query, as the pages contain words relevant to the search," said a Google spokesperson.

Pakistan has been at the receiving end of vehement criticism over the past couple of days not just from India, but also world leaders, for shielding terrorists like Masood Azhar, whose Jaish-e-Mohammed has claimed responsibility for the ghastly terror attack.

As the news of the "best toilet paper" got viral on social media, Twitterati wasted no time in posting images of the search results on the social media with #besttoiletpaperintheworld hashtag.

#Besttoiletpaperintheworld trending this is. But, pakistan deserves worst than this!They deserve to be rolled in red Hot chillies, And then Fried In hot Burning, Boiling oil! They deserve to be cut down From their hands, legs and tongue and then thrown on d streets for survival. pic.twitter.com/euWnVUYkAY Gauri Joshi (@GauriJo43735050) February 17, 2019

Just search on google

As best toilet paper in the world#besttoiletpaperintheworld@RadioPakistan pic.twitter.com/bLjtSWW3rn Bajrang dal Hazaribagh (@BHazaribagh) February 16, 2019

But Google thinks Pakistani flag is the #BestToiletPaperInTheWorld. pic.twitter.com/vmwUpYc6pJ Nihar Ranjan Sarkar (@NiharRa9026843) February 16, 2019

Claims of such images on Google has surfaced two days after 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel died in a suicide bomb attack in which Jaish terrorist Adil Ahmad Dar rammed a 200 kilogram explosive-laden SUV into a vehicle in the CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.

Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) claimed the responsibility for the Pulwama terror attack. The bus was part of a convoy of 78 vehicles carrying CRPF personnel from Jammu to Srinagar. Adil Ahmed Dar was identified as a local of Kakapora in Pulwama district.

A day after the Pulwama terror attack, India withdrew "Most Favoured Nation" or MFN status accorded to Pakistan.

"MEA will initiate all possible diplomatic steps which are to be taken to ensure the complete isolation from the international community of Pakistan of which incontrovertible is available of having a direct hand in this act," said Arun Jaitley.

The attack drew criticism from various quarters and countries.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that he was filled with grief and outrage, just like the people of the country, in the wake of the terrorist attack in Pulwama which claimed the lives of 40 CRPF personnel.

"I condole the bereaved families. And to the large number of people who have gathered here, I would like to say the fire that is raging in your bosoms, is in my heart as well," Modi said, evoking a thunderous response from the crowd.