A recent news about Elon Musk is not really about his investments or tech advancements. The Tesla CEO is going viral despite not being in the scene. Curious to know why netizens are talking about Elon Musk in Pakistan? We have you covered.
A viral video brought out a local man from Pakistan on camera and guess what, he resembled Musk. It showed a man having an uncanny resemblance to the billionaire. According to X posts, the ‘Pakistani Elon Musk’, as the internet called him, hailed from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and not the US.
Unlike the man of riches, this doppelganger came from a comparatively poor background. The recent video captured him eating rice with his fellow friends. His hostel mates recorded the clip of the lookalike eating no pizza or burger, but basic rice.
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"Give me some money..."
“This is our hostel rice”, one of Pakistani Musk’s friends said while being behind the camera. He filmed the rice served on a plate, which they shared instead of relishing lavish food like a kebab or biryani.
“Give me some money and I will buy chicken”, the video recorded further. As the friend made these remarks and featured him on camera, the Tesla CEO’s doppelganger simply enjoyed his food with a gentle smile and nod.
Several users posted this clip showing internet-famed Pakistani Elon Musk across social media platforms. From his pointed jawline to his deep-set eyes and mannerisms, the similarity to a younger Elon Musk left netizens stunned.
Old photo from 2023
However, this is not the first time Elon Musk was “spotted” in Pakistan. In 2023, a picture of a man resembling Elon Musk, dressed in a long shalwar kameez, casually strolling through a marketplace with huts surfaced online, before the latest video showing the lookalike eating rice. It is unclear whether both visuals refer to the same person.
According to a report in Dialogue Pakistan, the old photo showed a man in his 40s, unlike a hostel-based youth seen in the recent clip.
Netizens react
As the video went viral, it instantly triggered hilarious comments, with users saying, "We got Pakistani Elon Musk before GTA6”.
The viral moment made X users give different names to the doppelganger, while some simply called him “Pakistani Elon Musk”, others referred him as “Elon Musk Khan Yousafzai”.
