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Published 19:59 IST, April 23rd 2019

VIRAL: Man tricks Marks & Spencer into believing Nawaz Sharif's brother Shahbaz is a "thief", retailer responds after seeing his 'peeping video'

A Pakistani man in UK tricked retail company Marks & Spencer into believing that Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's brother Shahbaz Sharif is a 'thief'.

Reported by: Daamini Sharma
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VIRAL: Man tricks Marks & Spencer into believing Nawaz Sharif's brother Shahbaz is a "thief", retailer responds after seeing his 'peeping video'
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A Pakistani man in UK tricked retail company Marks & Spencer into believing that Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's brother Shahbaz Sharif is a 'thief'. A videotape of Shahbaz Sharif peeking into one of the M&S stores in London was circulated on the internet with the caption 'Hello dear Be Aware, the guy in video is thief'. The man also tagged the brand in the tweet. 

The video shows Shahbaz Sharif in a Beige shirt and brown pants with a cowboy cap on top, peeping inside the store. As he turns around, Sharif notices the man video taping him and then goes ahead to shake his hand.

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After the video turned into a wild fire on internet, M&S social media team responded to the complaint and asked for further information. “Thanks for getting in touch, Muhammad. Which store is this in, please? We’ll feed it back. – Melissa,” one M&S team member asked.

The man further replied: “This is somewhere in London. He has been caught in thievery in many places, especially in Pakistan. @CMShehbaz,” said Muhammad Zubair.

After which, Marks and Spencer replied:

This triggered a volcano of tweets some standing in favour of the practical joke while others condemning it. Those in favour said:

Those against it said:

Updated 19:59 IST, April 23rd 2019