Pakistan

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Overview

Pakistan (officially named the Islamic Republic Of Pakistan) is a country in South Asia with a long coastline along the Arabian Sea. It is bordered by the countries of India, Iran, Afghanistan and China. Pakistan has the fifth-largest population in the world and the seventh-largest army in the world. The country, along with Bangladesh and India, was under British occupation between 1858 and 1914. The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad. Pakistan has enjoyed internet access since the early 1990s, with 54% of its population using the internet as of 2021. The country has about 118.8 million internet users, giving it the 8th-largest population of internet users in the world.

Online History

The first dial-up e-mail service was introduced by Digicom Pakistan (Pvt) Limited in 1992–93. The state-owned Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) started offering access via the nationwide local call dialup network in 1995. The country has been pursuing an aggressive IT policy, aimed at boosting Pakistan's drive for economic modernization and creating an exportable software industry. In 2001 Micronet Broadband launched the first DSL service. By the end of 2001, there were as many as 50 Internet Service Providers in the country.^[1]

The most frequented websites in Pakistan are Google, YouTube and Facebook. The most frequented news sites are Yahoo and Dawn, the latter of which is the largest and oldest English-language newspaper in Pakistan and the country's newspaper of record. The most used social media sites are Whatsapp and Instagram and Twitter.^[2]

Disappointed Muhammad Sarim Akhtar

Disappointed Muhammad Sarim Akhtar, also known as Disappointed Cricket Fan and Angry Pakistani Fan, refers to a reaction image featuring the Pakistani cricket fan Muhammad Sarim Akhtar appearing annoyed and dismayed during a cricket match in mid-June 2019.

Wow Grape / Pakistani Kids Pledge Loyalty

Pakistani Kids Pledge Loyalty or Wow Grape refers to a series of viral clips, primarily on TikTok, featuring English-speaking Pakistani children pledging their allegiance to Pakistan during a school event. The principal of the school holds a microphone up to each child as they make their pledges. The clips became the subject of memes due to the comedic nature of the pledges, and the cadence with which the principal says the word "great," sounding like "grape."

"Pak Bean" Zimbabwe vs. Pakistan Controversy

Pak Bean Zimbabwe vs. Pakistan Controversy refers to tensions between Zimbabwe and Pakistani cricket fans due to a character known as "Pak Bean," a Mr. Bean impersonator, who visited Zimbabwe during the 2016 Harare Agriculture Show and upset some who found his likeness unconvincing and were expecting the real actor, Rowan Atkinson. The Mr. Bean impersonator reentered internet discourse ahead of the Zimbabwe vs. Pakistan ICC cricket match in October 2022 after a disgruntled Zimbabwe cricket fan expressed his hatred for Pak Bean in the Twitter replies to a tweet by the Pakistani Cricket team. Pak Bean then became the subject of numerous memes and discussions online, particularly on Twitter.