After securing a historic victory in the New York election, Zohran Mamdani is winning attention among Pakistanis, with social media users noting a striking resemblance between the new NYC administrator and Pakistani actors. As discussions about Mamdani’s lookalikes picked up online, Junaid Khan jokingly expressed a hope for VIP treatment in the city, while Arsalan Naseer humorously speculated about possible family ties. Resharing a post claiming Mamdani resembles Kamzarf actor Junaid, Khan wrote, “Hopefully I’ll get some VIP treatment when I visit New York next.” Meanwhile, Arslan also took the comparison in stride, replying sarcastically to a netizen: “Yes, guys, it’s true, he’s my cousin.” “Congrats, Pakistan—we now have a cousin as NYC mayor,” he added. Mamdani became popular in Pakistan after winning NYC’s mayoral elections. The 34-year-old election winner was born in Uganda to a family of Indian origin and has lived in the United States since he was seven, becoming a naturalised US citizen in 2018.