Reham, Ayyan among most 'sought after' people in Pakistan

Imran Khan's former wife and a model facing a money laundering case were two of the most searched people in Pakistan.

Updated 17 Dec, 2015

The former wife of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman and a model facing a money laundering case in Islamabad are among the most searched people in Pakistan, according to Google Trends.

As the search giant Google released the search trends at the end of year 2015, it emerged that Reham Khan tops the chart of most searched people in Pakistan.

Reham Khan and her former husband, PTI chairman Imran Khan had divorced with mutual consent in October after 10 months of marriage, stirring chatter on news channels and on social media.

The two remained one of Pakistan's most-talked-about couples throughout their marriage and even after their divorce.

Following Reham Khan on Google is Ayyan Ali, the super model facing a money laundering case.

Ayyan was apprehended while attempting to travel out of Pakistan with half a million US dollars. The amount was seized by customs when she was checking in for a flight to Dubai at Benazir Bhutto International Airport (BBIA) on March 14 this year.

A special customs court formally charged her with attempted currency smuggling last month, almost nine months after she was arrested. The model pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Ayyan approached the Lahore High Court last month, seeking acquittal in the currency smuggling case against her.

The third among the top ten search trends in 2015 is Amy Jackson, the British model who recently appeared in the Bollywood movie Singh is Bling alongside superstar Akshay Kumar.

British model Amy Jackson appeared alongside Akshay Kumar in Bollywood movie 'Singh is Bling'.─AFP/File

Interestingly, the other names among the top ten include the social media celebrity and self-styled model Qandeel Baloch and the recently elected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Qandeel Baloch whose Facebook page describes her as a woman who 'had first entertained herself' is above Trudeau.

As for Trudeau, the liberal politician who became the second youngest prime minister in Canadian history by beating rival Conservatives in the Canadian polls back in October, won Pakistanis' hearts twice.

First, he revealed the desi in him and then by welcoming Syrian refugees at the Toronto airport in person.

A Syrian refugee taking a selfie with the Canadian PM ─ Reuters

Amongst the trending searches, YTPAK, Pakistan's substitute for the banned video hosting site Youtube, topped the chart, followed by the Indian reality show Big Boss 8.

The movie names among the most searched keywords are 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo', 'PK Movie' and 'Fast & Furious 7'.

'ICC World Cup 2015' and 'Big Boss 9' rounded off the list of Top 10 search terms in Pakistan.

Comments

Bupi Dec 16, 2015 10:23pm

Its always . The sky is limit world being Global Village all the best to her.

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Syed Hasni Dec 17, 2015 12:37am

No disrespect to the two wonderful ladies, who have done great achievements in their professions, but it is not a good trend for a country like Pakistan. Where 40 percent of the people are literate and internet facilities are even less. I wish if Shermeen obaid Chinoy and Malala yousufzai were the two most searched ladies, at least we could have said that women of our country are progressing on their own and not by the men they are related to.

Nadeem Ahmed Dec 17, 2015 01:49am

Its total Media Hype.

Moona Dec 17, 2015 03:54am

"Searched" is not the same as "sought after." Misleading headline.

malik Dec 17, 2015 05:22am

Reham Khan is smart, good looking, intelligent and well spoken in both Urdu and English. I am amazed at her fluency of Urdu language in the sense that she can continuously speak without mixing a single word of English, We have this bogus tendency of mixing Urdu and English, and speaking some mumbo jumbo . I wish her the best to Reham Khan, and even she did not finish a college degree, she should find time to finish it. Again, it is not a big deal though. Also, I am glad she came back to Pakistan. In some TV interviews, I had not heard a single bad word against IK--that is hallmark of a decent personality. I wish her the best in every respect, yes the filed is open for you to make yourself heard and let everyone know, it is not the men world only. Please get rid of some of the rotten begums omnipresent in our political scene.

malika Dec 17, 2015 09:36am

Most of the searches are related to India, be it movies, people or tv shows. What a pity

Keti Zilgish Dec 17, 2015 10:16am

This report just about succeeds in conveying the boredom people feel about the photogenic qualities of our present political leadership. It serves as a most appropriate warning.

Disgusting Dec 17, 2015 11:28am

Apt comparison! Great similarities between the two as well.

Ahsan Gul Dec 18, 2015 05:53am

Two quite different personalities and characters. One is a renown journalist, Ms Rehim" and the other a convict, who were smuggling above half of a million dollars out of the country. Please do not glamorize people like "Ayan". Hopefully, Ayan will be convicted and will serve time if Pakistan wants justice to be promulgated. No offense to any reader or supporter.