ISLAMABAD: Saudi ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki, on Thursday praised Pakistani mangoes in a tweet that has since gone viral.
Mangoes are a source of national joy and pride in Pakistan and in major demand in markets in the Middle East, Europe and Australia. This year, the All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Association announced a mango export target of 150, 000 metric tons, which would generate $127.5 million in revenue.
Pakistan is the world’s fifth-largest mango producer, after India, China, Thailand and Indonesia, according to Pakistan’s Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
“It [Pakistan] is famous for its mangoes, because at present more than a hundred varieties of mangoes are produced in Pakistan,” Al-Malki wrote on Twitter. “Do you know these varieties? Share with me pictures of mangoes, their varieties and the benefits of mangoes.”
#پاکستان اپنے آموں کے لئے مشہور ہے ، کیوں کہ اس وقت پاکستان میں آموں کی سو سے زیادہ اقسام پیدا ہوتی ہیں ... کیا آپ ان اقسام کو جانتے ہیں؟ آموں ، ان کی اقسام اور آم کے فوائد کی تصاویر میرے ساتھ شیئر کریں۔ pic.twitter.com/KlNUVfOs8I
— نواف بن سعيد المالكي (@AmbassadorNawaf) July 8, 2021
The tweet has since received thousands of likes and re-tweets, with many social media users sharing pictures of their preferred varieties and providing details of the benefits of the fruit.
One Twitter used shared a video of the Dosehri variety grown in his hometown in Punjab:
Another view of fresh Mango in Punjab .......these are Dosehri pic.twitter.com/VKbaZKydsD
— Ali Ibrahim Bajwa (@Ali_bajwa40) July 8, 2021
Another said: “Rator, at my home sir,” referring to the Anwar Rathore variety.
rator, at my home sir pic.twitter.com/pWAqfeZ9B9
— A. I. M (@78Aim) July 8, 2021
Another shared pictures of Sindhri mangos:
Sindhri Mango,Famous mango in the world pic.twitter.com/8fYgTgklPk
— BinYameen Laghari (@wafayameen) July 8, 2021
One user shared the benefits of mangoes:
Mangoes contain high level of vitamin C, fibre and pectin making it a perfect fruit that helps in controlling high cholesterol level. Another benefit of eating mangoes is that it cleanses your skin from deep inside your body. It treats pores and gives a glow to your skin pic.twitter.com/SsdZFJ8NLa
— AR Saqib (@ABDULSAQIB10) July 8, 2021
