There was a two-week ceasefire between America and Iran with the mediation of Pakistan. US Vice President JD Vance, who came to Islamabad for peace talks, was flooded with memes on Pakistani social media, including mocking the PTA approval of his phone.
On one hand, the eyes of the world were fixed on the ongoing tension between America and Iran. Israel and America together attacked Iran, but within a few days America realized that winning this war was not easy. After this, President Trump started looking for ways to stop the war somehow. Ultimately, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a Trump confidant, proposed a ceasefire. On this America and Iran agreed to a ceasefire of two weeks. However, both Iran and Israel made it clear that they do not completely trust Pakistan.
Amidst these concerns, US Vice President JD Vance reached Islamabad with his team for talks on ceasefire. While the whole world was serious about this conversation, Pakistani social media was flooded with memes!
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‘PTA approval’ connection of Vance’s phone
Pakistan is hosting this historic ‘Islamabad Talks’, the aim of which is to establish lasting peace between America and Iran. A two-day holiday has been declared in Islamabad and there is tight security for foreign guests. But Pakistani internet users were more worried about JD Vance’s mobile phone than his safety. One meme, which became the biggest hit of the week, showed J.D. Vance’s mobile phone turning off as he disembarked from Air Force Two.
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Due to this? According to the meme makers, JD Vance’s phone was not approved by PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority)! Users advised them to bring PTA-approved iPhone 17, otherwise customs will confiscate the phones. In this way he made fun of his country’s strict device registration laws. This meme went so viral that even mainstream media started tracking this ‘mobile first’ satire.
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a flurry of memes
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Soon, more memes began appearing placing Vance in a Pakistani environment. In a meme, he was shown eating ‘Anda Paratha’ at the roadside Quetta Kakad Hotel. In another meme, he was giving an imaginary interview with the host of a popular Pakistani morning show. Some users shared memes saying that laughter is the best therapy in stressful situations.
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The meme makers left no stone unturned. In some memes, JD Vance was shown getting challaned by the Pakistani police for wrong parking of the F-9 plane, while in some he was seen posing as a farmer and milking a cow. Vance doing stunts on bike, Vance preparing to jump from the bridge into the river… Hundreds of such memes went viral. In one meme it was even shown that Vance was running away from Pakistan after seeing all these memes.
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Be it Vance tasting nihari in Lahore or imaginary conversations with Pakistani journalists, this trend shows how quickly and humorously the Pakistani public reacts to even serious global events.
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