Arif Alvi and Asad Umar talk of 'treat' and responsibilities after presidential elections

ISLAMABAD: President-elect Arif Alvi and Finance Minister Asad Umar’s Twitter exchange after the presidential elections has amused every Pakistani the micro-blogging site.

Soon after provisional results showed that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader is elected as the 13th president of Pakistan, party leader and finance minister Asad Umar not only congratulated him but reminded him about a “long overdue treat”.

Congratulations @ArifAlvi on becoming the president of Pakistan….doc psl final walee nihari tu abhee tak nahee khilai ab president banney ki treat tu dey do!!! 😎

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) September 4, 2018

Congratulations Arif Alvi on becoming the president of Pakistan….doctor psl final walee nihari tu abhee tak nahee khilai ab president banney ki treat tu dey do!!! (you didn’t give us that PSL final treat now make sure you give us a treat on being elected as president).

شکریہ۔ مگر آپنے ٹریٹ کیا خوب یاد دلائی۔ وہ تو ہو ہی جائے گی اور یہ میری زمہ داری مگر بھائی جان معیشت کو سمنبھالہ دینا آپکا کام جو کسی اور کے بس میں نہیں
Our hopes are riding on you and your team my friend. I pray that you succeed. https://t.co/jiEWiUSrqY

— Dr. Arif Alvi (@ArifAlvi) September 4, 2018

Arif Alvi thanked Asad Umar but also reminded him of his responsibilities as finance minister in a friendly way.

“Thanks, good that you reminded me of that overdue treat, now its my responsibility, but brother, reviving economy is something only you can do. Our hopes are riding on you and your team, my friend. I pray that you succeed,” wrote Alvi.

Twitterati enjoyed the exchange and did interesting comments on the conversation.

Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan also tweeted an old photo of him with Arif Alvi to congratulate the president-elect.

When our world was younger! Congratulations to Dr Alvi on being elected President. pic.twitter.com/C2HIueGRjc

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) September 4, 2018

PTI’s founding member Arif Alvi edged out PML-N backed chief of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), Fazlur Rehman and senior PPP leader Aitzaz Ahsan in the presidential race today by garnering more votes than both his rivals combined.

The ECP, in a press release, said that a total of 1,110 voters participated in the presidential polls held simultaneously at the Parliament House and the four provincial assembles today. Of the total votes cast, 27 votes were declared invalid.