List of Internet phenomena in Pakistan

In July 2016, an elderly Pakistani woman from Karachi said this while being interviewed by Waqt News,[1][2] and it became the biggest meme in Pakistan in 2016.[3] The woman went on to say that, "saare milke hum ko pagal bana rahay hain" (together these people are deceiving us), after which she spewed a list of expletives. The video of the woman going on an abusive rant against the government went viral, and memes followed. When the video hit social media again in 2017, it became a viral meme.[4][5][6][7][8][9] According to the India Today, the woman said "what every common man feels deep down inside - that their government is corrupted - and this applies for people across the world".[10]

On 16 March 2018, Dr. Faheem Amir, a staff member of Dow University's hospital in Karachi, the capital city of Sindh, handed a showcase notice to Dr. Rabia Bibi for speaking with patients in the Sindhi language. Further, Amir imposed a ban on speaking Sindhi on campus. In response, the staff and students of the hospital recorded protest against Amir. Later, the protest spread all over Sindh. Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah took notice of the incident.[11]

Successful protests produced the slogan "Sindhi Boli Qomi Boli", which means "Sindhi is a national language". Later, this slogan became a demand and a strong force of Twitter users took it to Twitter in the form of the hashtag #SindhiBoliQomiBoli. Within 24 hours this hashtag became a successful trend; with more than 6000 tweets it ranked among top 10 Twitter trends of Pakistan. This trend was very significant because this was the first ever Twitter trend produced in the Sindhi language.[12]

Meanwhile, the protests were recorded all over the Sindh, where people demanded action against Amir and administration of DOW University Hospital. People also demanded the government to recognize Sindhi as a national and official language of Pakistan.[13]

The government of Sindh posted banners in Sindhi to welcome the finalists of the Pakistan Super League after the play off between Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi.

Javed Afridi, owner of Peshawar Zalmi, tweeted in Sindhi from his official Twitter account. In tweet, he thanked people of Sindh for their love and support.[14]