NEW DELHI: As reported earlier this week, Pakistan‘s Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem received a unique gift from his father-in-law, Muhammad Nawaz, in the form of a buffalo.
This traditional and heartfelt gift celebrates Nadeem’s incredible achievement in winning the javelin throw event at the Paris Olympics with a record-breaking throw of 92.97 meters.
Nawaz explained that gifting a buffalo is considered “very valuable” and “honourable” in their rural community.
But now a video is going viral in which Arshad Nadeem, while giving an interview with his wife to a Pakistani journalist, humorously ‘questions’ the gift he had been given.
On being asked by the Pakistani journalist about the gift, Arshad Nadeem chuckled and said, “She (his wife) told me, I said buffalo? He should have given me 5-6 acres of land, but buffalo is also fine. By God’s grace he is so rich and he gave a buffalo.”
This traditional and heartfelt gift celebrates Nadeem’s incredible achievement in winning the javelin throw event at the Paris Olympics with a record-breaking throw of 92.97 meters.
Nawaz explained that gifting a buffalo is considered “very valuable” and “honourable” in their rural community.
But now a video is going viral in which Arshad Nadeem, while giving an interview with his wife to a Pakistani journalist, humorously ‘questions’ the gift he had been given.
On being asked by the Pakistani journalist about the gift, Arshad Nadeem chuckled and said, “She (his wife) told me, I said buffalo? He should have given me 5-6 acres of land, but buffalo is also fine. By God’s grace he is so rich and he gave a buffalo.”
Arshad Nadeem’s response left the Pakistani journalist laughing.
Arshad Nadeem’s father-in-law, Muhammad Nawaz , who resides in the village and has four sons and three daughters, shared that he gave the buffalo to Nadeem due to the deep-rooted traditions of their community and Nadeem’s strong connection to his rural upbringing. Nadeem, despite his international success, still lives with his parents and brothers in Khanewal, Punjab.
Nawaz’s daughter, Ayesha, is married to Nadeem, and the couple has two sons and a daughter.
