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A few days ago, a disgruntled Saif Ali Khan, upset that his film was banned (yet again) in Pakistan, vented to some of his media friends. Before long, all hell had broken loose in the Pakistani media industry. Here is what the actor had said:

“I don’t have faith in Pakistan, generally. Neither do I understand what their thought processes are. I have no problems against Pakistan and I won’t make a film that’s against the country. But now they have banned the film,” the actor told DNA newspaper.

“We have always shared a very complicated relationship. If you tell uncomfortable truths, films get banned. We keep banning each other’s films,” he said.

And here is what we did; first came Hamza Ali Abbasi (as usual),

Then came Shaan Shahid:

And then Faisal Qureshi took the lead and upped the ante by taking this entire jingoistic debate to a whole new misogynistic level - IN A VIDEO!

Yup. But that just added more fuel to a fire nearly 67 years strong! After blogs and news stories about the incident went viral, there was more to retort to:

Our actors and actresses starring in Bollywood films thought they could… douse the flame with some logic:

Mawra Hocane or Mawra Cocaine ? Seems she's high #Phantom pic.twitter.com/PbNEMUSJ7e

— Umair (@Maniaque_fou) August 29, 2024

And Pakistan went CRAZY!! A GIRL?? STANDING UP FOR INDIA, HOW DARE SHE!

And so… a guy named Ashraf Chaudhry decided to rear his head up and join the big guns in their debate but he failed… miserably. He used the word BEEEEEEEP.

And this is the only reason he did it:

But the only one who made sense in all of this retardation was our very own superhero, the brand new @AuntyPakistan!

Here are 10 of her most fantastic tweets - things we should definitely learn from. She looked Pakistani misogyny right in the eye and said BEEEEEP!!

1)

3 things which makes women a "Slut" in Pakistan? 1. Men's insecurities 2. Men's insecurities 3. Men's insecurities @Shehzad89 @MawraHocane

— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2024

2)

#PakistaniWomenProblems First wear sleeveless Kurta made my Junaid Jamshed then get judged for wearing sleeveless Kurta by Junaid Jamshed

— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2024

3)

Burkha pehnon toh karachi ki dhoop main jaloon. Burkha na pehnon toh jahannum ki aag main jaloon #PakistaniWomenProblems @Shehzad89 @fbhutto

— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2024

4)

Hamza & I went to beach together. He looked like a stud in his costume & I looked a Slut in mine. Thank u Misogyny #PakistaniWomenProblems

— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2024

5)

Men who call me slut online want to get in my pants otherwise. Do you know how it feels to be scrutinized by tharkis #PakistaniWomenProblems

— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2024

6)

Pakistan men love how sensitive their mothers were but hate how sensitive their wives/girlfriends are. #PakistaniWomenProblems

— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2024

7)

Betay larki say baat karay toh mom says "Hero, Kon hai woh?", Beti larkay say baat karay toh "Kamini naam bata uska" #PakistaniWomenProblems

— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2024

8)

Faisal Qureshi, our He-Man, got scared of the sound of F-16 flying over his home. Ayesha Farooq, our Beti, later apologized for scaring him.

— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2024

9)

Next time a guy eve teases dont say "Ghar main maa bhen nahi hain kia". Simply ask "Main insaan nazar nahi ati kia". Also slap at discretion

— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2024

10)

Main khabie mulk chalati hon, khabie ghar. Main khabie school main perhati hon khabie stage pay naachti hon. Main Aurat hon. Jo Marzi karon

— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2024

11)

Main skirt pehan kar public mey bolon toh main "Slut" Main scarf pehen kar public main bolon toh main "Qaum ki beti" #PakistaniWomenProblems

— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2024

12)

Dear men if u have problems with other men then solve it amongst urself as men. Dont drag our vaginas into it by saying Bhench*d & Maach*d

— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2024

13)

Dear PTI respect Maryam, Dear PMLN respect Reham. Kisi ko apni Beti ya Bhabi honay par izzat nahi dain. Aurat ko Aurat honay pay izzat dain

— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2024

14)

Next time u make fun of a woman PMS-ing plz note that the healthy uterus which gave birth to ur misogynistic ass did the same. #PMSPride

— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2024

15)

First day on twitter and so much love/followers for Aunty. Bus jahan aurat dekhi aa gaye peechay peechay. pic.twitter.com/DZ2jO3wlj3

— Aunty Pakistan (@AuntyPakistan) September 1, 2024

Thank you @AuntyPakistan!! We LOVE you!!