When you thought the internet could not get any messier, Pakistani TikTok star Samiya Hijab decided to stir the pot a little more. Days after chaos erupted after an alleged MMS of hers leaked online, which she claims is a deepfake, Samiya has now posted a reel on Instagram, poking fun at the India-Pakistan geo-political situation. And of course, the internet had thoughts.
In the reel, Samiya delivered a tragicomic take on the life of 2004-2005 born kids. According to the Karachi-born social media content creator, there has been one disaster after another in the sub-continent. From the 2005 earthquake in her early years (Samiya was born in 2004) to a pandemic while she was in her late teens, life has been a series of serious events, she describes in the reel she posted.
She also goes on to mention that the streak of bad luck continues as clouds of war between India and Pakistan following the dastardly Pahalgam attack on April 22, 2025 - in which 26 Indians were killed - weigh on her impending wedding. Not mincing words, she also implies that her generation must have been cursed in another life to be facing this level of cosmic “bad luck”.
While many could not help but be amused, others were quick to point out the obvious: "Who gets married at 20-21 anyway?" The Comment section turned into a battleground of its own, with some agreeing while others critiquing her for being "too casual" considering her own situation after the MMS scandal erupted.
The irony of Samiya sharing funny content while the internet is still buzzing over her alleged explicit video was not lost on anyone. Netizens pointed out how unfazed she appeared, with some admiring her nerve and others accusing her of being tone-deaf.
For those living under a rock, Samiya recently broke down on social media claiming the viral video was a fake, created using AI, and blamed an ex-boyfriend for orchestrating the whole nightmare.
She has reportedly filed a formal complaint with Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cyber Crime Wing, demanding a thorough probe. This echoes previous scandals where other Pakistani influencers like Minahil Malik, Maryam Faisal, Sajal Malik, and Zarnab Shastri also found themselves battling deepfake controversies.