#ReplaceMovieNamesWithCoup trends as Pakistanis talk potential government takeover

Twitter users in Pakistan get creative amid protests and speculation of another military coup.

As weeks of protests continue to rock Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, and analysts debate the possibility of a fourth army intervention into politics, Twitter users take a lighter approach. Using #ReplaceMovieNamesWithCoup, many online are getting creative under crisis. The hashtag has been used more than 2,000 times.

Some photoshopped politicians into movie scenes, with this one showing protest leader Tahir ul-Qadri chasing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif: