Mad Dogs, Mad People, Blade Boys, AIDS Girls

By Amna Gilani • Mar 14th, 2008 • Category: Misc • 4 Comments •

According to newspaper reports, in the Khor town and its nearby villages people got really terrified when frantic announcements were made on loud speakers from some mosques that some mad people, who have become mad after getting bitten by mad dogs, are killing people like hell, and people should remain at home and take care of themselves and their families.

This news spread like wildfire in the area and villages of villages became deserted in a matter of couple of hours. People notified their relatives and friends in the nearby Attock city, where also many people got terrified and reported to Attock police, which contacted the related Khor police station. Khor station showed their ignorance of such happening. After much hassle and confusing hours, it was proved that it was a hoax and nothing had happened.

Similar incident happened last year in one colony of Rawalpindi where the rumor spread that a certain ‘blade group’ was activated which was cutting the girls on their bare arms and faces and those girls then suffered from AIDS. It was also proved hoax but put the residents of area in sheer terror for days.

Have you got any such rumor or hoax to share?

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Aftab S. Alam on March 16th, 2008 :
Too many mosque, too many loud speakers - too few mad dogs!
Samia on March 18th, 2008 :
They were Zombies may be
Sajid on March 27th, 2008 :
In 2004 rumors of earthquake “coming” towards our area(Kohat) was spread. There were too many funny instances after that hoax as rest of the Kohat city got mad.
Anwer Kamal Pasha on June 29th, 2008 :
Today is 28th June,The date last year(2007)on which body of my son Ubaid Pasha was found murdered/killed by the man who was called doctor,Ubaid and all friend says him brother(Bhai)because he was elder brother of one their common friend,After a year we knew we have lost our son never back,but look at his brother Jawad Pasha who is unable to say a word, unable to move,ubable to eat,drink.Ubaid was managing all for him and I was never worried because i was sure that when i will die Ubaid will be there to look after his brother.Now no hope.Have to work hard till allive to take care of my brain injury locked in syndrome son Jawad Pasha.Police has almost done thier traditional job after taking bribe in favour of accused persons.Land mafia is here to kill us and take hold of our everthing.How to live in Pakistan? Anwer Kamal Pasha

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