{"id":389363,"date":"2022-12-06T18:27:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T13:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=389363"},"modified":"2024-12-09T21:53:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T16:53:50","slug":"who-is-akhtar-lawa-and-why-is-he-trending-in-pakistans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/who-is-akhtar-lawa-and-why-is-he-trending-in-pakistans\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Akhtar Lawa and Why is He Trending in Pakistan?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Videos of the politician and popular social media sensation, Chaudhary Akhtar Lawa, have been doing the rounds on social media, and his catchphrase, \u2018Lahore da Pawa, Akhtar Lava\u2019 (Akhtar Lava, the pillar of Lahore), is now trending on Twitter. Last night, Twitter went into a frenzy and made him a trending topic. Here is what you need to know about him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Akhtar Lawa is a businessman by profession who has become an internet sensation with his famous catchphrase and punch-motion combo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/LahoreNama\/status\/1598703417815359491<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He revealed In an interview on the YouTube channel, Daily Point, that the catchphrase and action make him feel \u2018energized and alive\u2019, which is why he started using it in his now-viral TikTok videos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here is who he is in his own words:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Saqi_Lahori\/status\/1599429720533131264<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/still-got-summer-on-my-mind-alizeh-shah-shares-throwback-pictures-in-colorful-overalls-images\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Still Got Summer On My Mind&#8217;: Alizeh Shah Shares Throwback Pictures in Colorful Overalls [Images]<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>He was a trending topic on Twitter in Pakistan last night:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-389383 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-06-145041.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"617\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-06-145041.png 617w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-06-145041-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-06-145041-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Netizens continue to enjoy his content, using his voiceovers for their videos and using the catchphrase in memes. They simply can&#8217;t get enough of the man and are even demanding that he be interviewed on Nida Yasir&#8217;s TV show, <strong><em>Good Morning Pakistan<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A tweep even made a fake viral video of it, maybe hoping to manifest the awam&#8217;s desire:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s Happening <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lahoredapawa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#lahoredapawa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LahoreDaPawaAkhtarLawa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LahoreDaPawaAkhtarLawa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nidayasir?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nidayasir<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eKsL5eWYQN\">pic.twitter.com\/eKsL5eWYQN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Usama ki Memes (@Usamakimemes1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Usamakimemes1\/status\/1599802496272039945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/kind-muslim-shopkeeper-in-the-uk-reaches-out-to-thief-with-offer-for-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kind Muslim Shopkeeper in the UK Reaches Out to Thief with Offer for Help<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is one of his more viral videos in which he gets scared by a pet lion:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/waqasakhter077\/status\/1599830933774876673<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know, Akhtar Lawa was reportedly arrested before? Someone recorded this video of him while he was in police custody:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Once was, software updated. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lahoredapawa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#lahoredapawa<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LahoreDaPawaAkhtarLawa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LahoreDaPawaAkhtarLawa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7cFHFtHkaL\">pic.twitter.com\/7cFHFtHkaL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chaudhary Attir (@AttirChaudhary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AttirChaudhary\/status\/1599850153435099136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And it is not just Pakistanis who are fans of Akhtar Lawa. Even a Norwegian <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recreated his viral catchphrase and punch motion, a testament to his crazy popularity online!<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LahoreDaPawaAkhtarLawa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LahoreDaPawaAkhtarLawa<\/a> reaches Norway \ud83d\ude02<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lahoredapawa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#lahoredapawa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xPmfloMIBQ\">pic.twitter.com\/xPmfloMIBQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; HS \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@hs_tweetx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hs_tweetx\/status\/1600040513763016705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This just goes to show that you don&#8217;t really need talent or any special skills to be famous online. All you need is a catchphrase and mindless content to become an overnight sensation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Videos of the politician and popular social media sensation, Chaudhary Akhtar Lawa, have been doing the rounds on social media, and his catchphrase, \u2018Lahore da Pawa, Akhtar Lava\u2019 (Akhtar Lava, the pillar of Lahore), is now trending on Twitter. Last night, Twitter went into a frenzy and made him a trending topic. 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