Pakistani rock has become massively popular within Pakistan, especially among the newer generation, often regarded as the "Junooni" generation. This has now spread far beyond Pakistan to countries such as Bangladesh, Iran, Sri Lanka and India and as far as Japan and China. Lately, Pakistani rock has been getting a large amount of media attention in the United States and United Kingdom. The scene is also quite popular amongst the Pakistani diaspora. A landmark event occurred in 2003, when Strings recorded a song called Najane Kyun that featured as a single on the Urdu version of Spider-Man 2.
Pakistani rock/metal music has also appeared in international compilations, with bands such as Jangli Jaggas being credited for topping metal charts for several months on popular websites such as mp3.com in the 1990s.