‘Pathan Elon Musk’ sends netizens in Pakistan into a spin

No matter what you say, there seems to be always someone existing somewhere in the world who looks just like you. There are commoners who are doppelgangers or lookalikes of the rich and the famous. Here is an interesting example.

A Pakistani youngster has driven netizens into a tizzy for his striking resemblance to the eccentric billionaire Elon Musk, albeit a much younger version.

A video of him dining with friends is doing the rounds on social media. It was posted on X with the caption, "Look at this, doppelganger of Elon Musk is KPK, Pakistan. Elon Musk Khan Yousafzai.”

Fancy titles

The video shows the youth having rice while one of his friends jokingly calls him “Elon Musk” in Pashto.

According to reports in sections of the Indian meida, netizens have given him such fancy monikers as “Pakistani Elon Musk” and “Elon Khan”. This has led to a whirlwind of witty remarks and memes. Some users said in a tongue-in-cheek comment that Elon Musk may have a long-lost twin.

Others called for a face-to-face interaction between the real Elon Musk and his Pakistani lookalike.

“Pakistan woh wahid mulk hai jider har celebrity ka twin nikal ata hai (Pakistan is a unique country where every celebrity has a twin),” wrote one user.

“Elon musk b Pakistan me hai Donald trump b yahan hai tu America Kon Chala Raha hai (Elon Musk is in Pakistan, Donald Trump is here too, so who’s running America?),” quipped another.

“Pathano ka Elon Musk,” wrote another.

AI-generated?

But he is not the first facial copy of Musk in the South Asian country. Earlier, photos of another Pakistani lookalike of the tech baron were circulating on the worldwide web.

However, thanks to the all-pervasive effect of artificial intelligence, the doubting Thomases followed the argument of Shakespeare in 'Julius Caesar'. They said that like Caesar's wife, the lookalike was not above suspicion. They thought he was not real, but AI-generated!

Social media earlier celebrated Yi Long Musk, the Chinese Elon Musk lookalike. Reddit watchers went into a spin.

“Man, the Chinese really can counterfeit anything,” commented one Reddit user.

This is not the only Elon Musk-related content creating a commotion in Pakistan. Another video has surfaced showing a locally built Cybertruck ambling through the streets of an unidentified city.

At first sight, the vehicle looks strikingly close to Tesla’s futuristic Cybertruck, with its unique design. However, as it moves, the mask falls, showing a local, custom-built vehicle.

The video was shared on the Instagram account “PakWheels”, with the legend: “Elon Musk wants to know his location! Tesla Cybertruck spotted in Pakistan in an anonymous city. Tag him in comments if you know him.”