For years, Pakistan, which has been a byword for economic crisis and security instability, has, very astonishingly, secured the title of “global peacemaker” in the recent US-Iran ceasefire, and rightly so. Pakistanis can’t seem to get enough of their first-time experience as peacemakers.
On 7th April, 2026, US President Donald Trump took the internet by storm with his social media post. The post read, “A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” causing the whole world to speculate on his next move.
Then, just ninety minutes before his own set deadline, Trump announced a ceasefire. However, what shook the world was not the news of the ceasefire alone, but Pakistan’s unexpected involvement in it.
Acknowledging Pakistan’s role, Trump announced on Truth Social, “Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan, and wherein they requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran, and subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks.”
The Pakistani Aftereffect
The internet, predictably, lost its mind. Within hours of Trump’s announcement of the two-week ceasefire, social media was flooded with posts from users in reels showing off their Pakistani passports or talking about how proud they were.
One post read, “Just landed at an airport in Mexico. Handed over my Pakistani passport for immigration, and the officer smiled warmly, looked at me, and said, ‘You’re a global peacemaker. We’re proud of you.’ Made my day.”
Yet another read, “I just landed at the airport in Germany. As I handed over my Pakistani passport, the immigration officer smiled warmly, looked at me, and greeted me with ‘Welcome to Germany, you are peacemakers of the world. Made my day.’”
However, it did not take too long for users to notice something unusual. All of these posts contained similar wording, with only the country name changed: “landing at an airport, handing over a Pakistani passport, an immigration officer praising Pakistan as a ‘global peacemaker’, followed by ‘Made my day.’”
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Many users started putting together screenshots to show that the posts that said they were from Mexico, Germany, Italy, Singapore, and Australia had almost the same wording, tone, and even punctuation. This led people to wonder if these were real events or just old templates being used over and over again.
This garnered attention quickly, as social media began mocking Pakistanis and calling this a “copy-pasted” campaign used to amplify Pakistan’s diplomatic role in the ceasefire decision.
Shahid Afridi (former cricketer) also became a part of this trend. “Islam is ‘peace’; hence Pakistan is the peacemaker,” he posted on X (formerly Twitter). Afridi’s son-in-law, Shaheen Afridi, further wrote, “Proud to see Pakistan leading the way for the greater good of world peace. Truly encouraging to see our PM Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir pushing for dialogue and stability.”
Additionally, Murtaza Solangi (former information minister) wrote in a cryptic post, “You keep the World Cups. We are keeping the World. #Pakistan.”
Soon, several other reels featuring Pakistanis showing off their passports at airports and offices went viral, as these users celebrated their moment of “global recognition,” some of them even with exaggerated scenarios.
The internet has been reacting to this trend rather mockingly. Several users were seen sharing reels and drawing funny comparisons with movie scenes, suggesting that the posts sounded more scripted than real.
A user commented, “Pakistan’s ISPR, ISI Toolkit activated.” At the same time, another wrote, “The number of Pakistanis who have landed at an airport globally in the last 24 hours is for pure orchestrated propaganda.”
What began as a diplomatic move quickly turned into a social media trend. Within hours of the ceasefire announcement, Pakistan’s moment of global spotlight escalated into a moment people began sharing as memes, showing yet another one of the reasons Pakistan stands out.
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Sources: Moneycontrol, The Economic Times, The Hindu
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