Go Nawaz Go Dafa Ho #GoNawazGODafaHo

Go Nawaz Go (Urdu: گو نواز گو) is a controversial Pakistani political slogan and chant which has been in use in Pakistan since the inception of public protest march campaigned by Pakistan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan Awami Tehrikaimed at resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, over claims of governmental manipulations in the 2013 general election. Tahir-ul-Qadri, the leader of Pakistan Awami Tehrik initially introduced the anti-government chant after Nawaz Sharif refused to step down as Prime Minister in September 2014 and later popularised byImran Khan, the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.The slogan have become huge popular in short span of time, currently prominently being used in protests, public demonstrations, and has also gained popularity in non-political situations to taunt Nawaz Sharif.

Usage

Over the past few months, the chant "Go Nawaz Go" has become hugely popular and used on many occasions. On some occasions, the controversial slogan was chanted where members, and ministers of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) were present which caused the members and ministers as well relatives of Nawaz Sharif to hurriedly leave the area to avoid the embarrassing situation.

Among the other notable incidents where the chant cause chaos. One was during a graduation ceremony in University of Peshawar, when a student refused to receive the graduation certificate from the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and chanted "Go Nawaz Go" causing a major embarrassment, while Karachi University also cancelled a ceremony in which laptops were have to distributed amongst students, amid fears of slogan

Interestingly, Gullu Butt, who is believed to be a supporter of Nawaz Sharif, also chanted "Go Nawaz Go" when he was sentenced to 11 years in jail.

Upon Nawaz visit to United States of America to attend 69th session of United Nation's General Assembly, a large number of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Protestants gathered outside the UN office and chanted "Go Nawaz Go"

After Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made some international tours to China, Germany and United Kingdom, Imran Khan said that Nawaz Sharif has misunderstood the meaning of "Go Nawaz Go", clarifying that, "Go Nawaz Go" does not mean going on international tours. Imran also announced to mark a day as "Go Nawaz Go Day".

Reaction

The slogan issues was raised and challenged in Lahore High Court. Government also started a crackdown against those chanting the anti-Nawaz slogan and made numerous arrests. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority also instructed mobile phone operators to stop and curb the SMS's which include "Go Nawaz Go" characters.

The chant caused numerous clashes broke up between and reportedly, many killed over chanting "Go Nawaz Go".

Inspired by the slogan, a game named "Go Nawaz Go" was released on the Google App Store featuring a bat-wielding Imran Khan chasing a Nawaz Sharif. Many songs have been written dedicating the slogan which are regularly played in rallies. One such official song of Go Nawaz Go which is sung by Axis Band Pakistan break the record of most viewed song for the Go Nawaz Go Campaign.

The official website of Indian Prime Minister Modi was hacked by Pakistani hackers and put "Go Nawaz Go" slogan on the main page to protest while in another major website hack of Pakistan's Foreign Ministry, Nawaz Sharif was shown as Shrek and balled as "Go Ganja Go", "Go Tind Go" and "Go Kadu Go". The slogan also became one of the most used hashtags of the year on social media in Pakistan.

"Go Nawaz Go" campaign on currency bills was launched as well. Minister of Finance, Ishaq Dar and State Bank of Pakistan condemned the campaign of writing the political slogan on currency notes.