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When it rains, it pours — and sometimes it pours jokes. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has found herself at the centre of online banter after a rather hilarious slip of the tongue while visiting flood-hit areas in the province.

While addressing the media on her visit, she called the recent downpour “unprecedented,” and went on to explain that torrential rains had been caused by… the rains themselves. Yes, you read that right. Rains cause torrential rains. Science, please take notes.

The clip is now doing the rounds on X, and let’s just say Pakistanis didn’t waste a second in turning it into meme material. Many immediately dubbed it “PML-N’s version of Bilawal’s ‘jab zyada barish hoti hai tou zyada pani ata hai’” — the 2019 gem that has been etched into meme history.

“Maryam Nawaz in her Bilawal era,” one user laughed.

This, of course, spurred a number of tweets about other things that happen and the reasons why.

Sleepiness causes sleepiness

Tears bring tears

Gaming while gaming

Headaches that make your head hurt

Blocked means blocked

Alone because you’re alone

One user also reminded the world that Nawaz holds a Master’s in English Literature. Another added, “This is me in job interviews… I also hold an English literature degree, btw.”

The jokes are classic Pakistani internet material. After all, this is the same country that memefied an (almost) war in April — so naturally, “rain causing more rain” was never going to be spared.

While we can all agree it was likely just a slip of the tongue, the internet is adamant on one thing: our politicians never fail to provide top-tier meme content.

One thing we’d like to remind everyone about is that the floods are no joke. While we may chuckle over a slip of the tongue by a politician, we do need to remember that many people are at risk of losing their homes and many, many people have lost their lives. ⁣