Our neighboring country Pakistan is suffering from a disease called ‘dissociative identity disorder’. Doctors claim that in this disease, the patient (Pakistan) routinely changes its masters and submits itself to whimsies of different nations.
From American masters to Arab masters to Chinese masters and now Turkish masters, the identity crisis of Pakistan is phenomenal and a case-study on point. The medical journals should indeed publish a research paper for the incurable disease with Pakistan as the test-subject as soon as possible.
Pakistani keyboard jihadis on Wednesday eagerly and somewhat mindlessly jumped on the Turkey bandwagon trending ‘Boycott UAE’ on Twitter.
The Boycott UAE hashtag originated from Turkey as both Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been caught at diplomatic crossroads off late. The tension has been simmering in the international playground of Libya where both countries are supporting two opposing leaders to retain power in the middle-eastern country.
https://twitter.com/shubh19822/status/1262823567885885441
The break-up was not amicable—so when a Turkey-based account asked Pakistani’s to trend the hashtag highlighting that UAE remained silent on Kashmir issues and that the increasing ties between the two nations could be devastating for Pakistan—the innocent Pakistanis could not help themselves but fall for the ploy.
https://twitter.com/alikeskin_tr/status/1262900340271259649
The Turkish started projecting themselves as friend and messiah for the Pakistani’s whilst simultaneously inciting them to leave their jobs in UAE, to show solidarity to Turkey.
When you’ll come begging for a job in Dubai or Abu Dhabi , then we will ask you who is the terrorist !
— حسن سجواني 🇦🇪 Hassan Sajwani (@HSajwanization) May 19, 2020
It did not take much time for the Turkish IT cells to brainwash the Pakistani’s as users began to attack UAE for their support for India and called for a boycott of UAE.
https://twitter.com/Malikusman7463/status/1263029031643025408
Pakistanis were really hurt that UAE had given its highest civilian honor to Prime Minister Narendra Mode. Cute.
https://twitter.com/Samra43792413/status/1263056747742277632
Pakistanis need to understand that Turkey does not just want the support of any country Turkey needs the support of a strong country.
If we want to help Turkey, we must first be strong economically, politically, internationally.
🇵🇰🇹🇷 Zindabad!#BoycottUAE pic.twitter.com/UPZhY5MPq0— Rao Muhammad Daniyal (@RaoMDaniyal1) May 20, 2020
While Pakistanis were getting warmed up to their new masters, Indians had a field day taking pot-shots at the fallacy of Pakistan. Memes and jokes were unleashed and Indian twitter had a laugh-riot over the developing events.
A few weeks back, it was the Pakistanis who were urging UAE to boycott India. Now, just a month later, #BoycottUAE is trending in Pakistan…they want everyone to boycott UAE.
Turkey throws a few crumbs and Pakistanis change their loyalties overnight. @uaegov https://t.co/RfYgkwgFgr
— Major Gaurav Arya (Retd) (@majorgauravarya) May 20, 2020
What an amazing Tweet 😂 #BoycottUAE pic.twitter.com/uyU5zbl0Ns
— Jitendra Lalwani (@Jitendra000011) May 20, 2020
Photos of the handsome Prime Minister Imran Khan chauffeuring Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan around in a car started doing the rounds too.
Pakistan should not only boycott UAE but all Arab nations for making their Wazir-e-Azam as driver. #BoycottUAE pic.twitter.com/02suzmEf2g
— Farrago Abdullah Parody (@abdullah_0mar) May 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/nationfirstonly/status/1262988667380891649
It is almost quizzical that the Pakistani’s were able to change their allegiances in a matter of weeks. Few weeks prior, the Pakistani’s were masquerading as Arab nationalities to target the Indian government for its alleged treatment of Muslims.
Now the same Pakistani Muslims have started boycotting the Arab Emirates. Talk about being loyal to your base.
A few weeks back, it was the Pakistanis who were urging UAE to boycott India. Now, just a month later, #BoycottUAE is trending in Pakistan…they want everyone to boycott UAE.
Turkey throws a few crumbs and Pakistanis change their loyalties overnight. @uaegov https://t.co/RfYgkwgFgr
— Major Gaurav Arya (Retd) (@majorgauravarya) May 20, 2020
The latest episode of this disease can be rather stupefying for the poor country’s fortunes in the coming months. The Arab world is where the Pakistani PM turns to every time when he needs to fill his begging bowl.
With billions of dollars of debt on Pakistan, it needs to be seen how long the vigour of Pakistani twitter lasts. Millions of Pakistanis work in UAE and if it miffs its masters in the Emirates, there could be a whole lot of suffering coming to the workers and PM Imran Khan’s way.
