The political landscape of America is undergoing a subtle yet significant shift. With growing numbers of Pakistani immigrants or second-generation Americans – the USA is being silently taken over by the community. With Muslim candidates like Zohran Mamdani gaining public favor – former President Arif Alvi’s call for Pakistani Unity to build clout while engaging with US constituencies is sparking concerns! Is the Pakistani diaspora shaping US policy and priorities more than we realize? Let’s look at what’s behind the Pakistanification of America!
Voter Outreach to Electoral Power – Pakistani‑Americans Gain Political Clout
In recent years, Pakistani-Americans – both of Pakistani origin and Immigrants – have gone from being underrepresented to making waves in local and state elections. As Zohran Mamdani wins the Democrat Party nomination for Mayor of New York, his political journey shows how the Muslim vote is mobilized and consolidated with Khalistani sympathizers. Zohran’s anti-India rhetoric and Modi hatred have endeared him to Pakistanis. Thus, his winning the Democrat nomination shows how Pakistani influence now extends deep into Muslim community groups percolating into mainstream politics.
Groups like PAKPAC (Pakistani-American Political Action Committee) have surfaced to coordinate efforts, countering the diaspora’s historical lack of coordination.
Moreover, “Muslims For America,” founded by Pakistani‑Americans, actively cultivates political support across both major parties. Alongside Zohran, figures like Sadaf Jaffer (NJ’s first Muslim female mayor), Ali Zaidi (White House climate advisor), and Lina Khan (FTC Chair) show how deeply Pakistani‑Americans are integrating into the U.S. governance fabric. The Texas Epic City Project and attempts at establishing other Islamic Sharia zones in the USA showcase how Pakistani Builders are actively trying to create pro-Pakistan and pro-Muslim communities. The Pakistani-American politicians along with businessmen are taking over American value systems and democracy in the name of Diversity.
America Beware the Transnational Political Presence of Pakistan
Recent viral videos shows former Pakistani President Arif Alvi touring US cities like Long Island and Washington. Arif Alvi is seen actively engaging with mosques and community leaders. In the video he is urging Pakistani-Americans to view political participation as “a demand from Pakistan” – though the embassy hasn’t confirmed his exact words.
Arif Alvi also met US lawmakers and lobbied for Imran Khan’s release – making netizens wonder who runs the nation Pakistani Leaders or the USA.
Arif Alvi’s outreach is part of a pattern where Pakistan and its political exiles entangle deeply with the USA’s movers and shakers. Pakistani-American diaspora actively seeks US support for domestic causes and guides the USA’s foreign policies regarding the subcontinent. Such efforts blur the line between diaspora advocacy and foreign political interference.
Pakistanification – When Colonizers Become Colonized
US social media red flags this phenomenon as an ideological “Pakistanification” of America. They correctly interpret the subliminal message of redirecting US policy and identity toward Pakistani interests. Skeptics fear such staunch love for Ummah and bias against non-Muslims compromises loyalty in Pakistani-American policymakers.
Pakistan-origin and immigrant personnel compromise American values by being Muslims first and Americans as an afterthought.
Pakistan is cleverly mobilizing its political sleeper cells while advocating that involvement enriches the democratic process. Pakistani Americans, once Republican-leaning, now favor Democrats (Clinton 2016, Biden 2020, Kamala 2024). But its leaders are yet to completely again control vis demography or democracy. However, if such mobilization is ignored the Colonizers may colonize themselves in the name of political enrichment, equality, secularism, and diversification.
America and Pakistan -Assimilation vs. allegiance
The rise of Pakistani Americans as well as anti-India figures like Mamdani is a testament to the slow brainwashing of young America and its voters. When high-profile figures hint at dual loyalties – US allegiance bows before Muslim Sharia and Pakistani directives! Thereby, triggering legitimate questions about democratic influence.
If Pakistani‑American organizations push US policy to align with Islamabad – on issues like Kashmir, aid, or military-sanctioned terrorism – it could endanger the foreign policy of the world!
Thus, US lawmakers and citizens should ask – are diaspora groups serving both American communities or foreign governments? American democracy thrives on diverse voices. Pakistani Americans have a right to participate -much like the Indian diaspora. However, the concern lies not in their participation, but in the political will driving the community as the leader of the Ummah! When community-building morphs into foreign political messaging – the USA should smell trouble brewing in its backyard.
Facilitating civic inclusion while maintaining transparency is different from external influence using diaspora engagement.
The USA and its lawmakers must understand this basic tenant of multiculturalism before the nation evolves into a patchwork quilt stitched by distant capitals.