Twitter does not need an introduction as one of the most widely used social platforms on the Internet. While it is also called the “SMS of the Internet”, it’s the relative ease and simplicity of using Twitter to follow both your friends and big names that have led to its pioneer and lead position in the micro blogging world. Here at TechJuice we have compiled a list of top ten Twitter profiles in Pakistan, according to the number of followers garnered by each. It seems that cricket and politics could be the hash tags for this list!
The PTI Chairman and former Pakistani cricket team captain leads the list at a whopping 1.12 million followers. He joined Twitter on March 2010 and while you may not agree with his political stance, you can not discredit his skill & amazing career as a cricketer. His page gained rapid popularity especially around the time of 2013’s elections. If you’re looking for him posting anything non-political then its best you don’t follow him because he only uses his Twitter for political dialogue. He’s also one of the few Pakistani politicians who have been discussing the Gaza conflict (check out his Tweets from July)and is also tweeting about the IDP situation in KPK.
Pakistan’s love for cricket is evident in the fact that the number two spot is taken by another well-known and loved cricketer, Mr. Wasim Akram. He has been on Twitter since November 2010 and if you’re interested in cricket then this is definitely the Twitter to follow. Wasim Akram more or less regularly tweets about both cricket and his personal life. His Twitter also has a host of behind the scene (stadium?) photos and even a few crazy selfies with other cricket legends.
“Goodwill Ambassador of Women Empowerment & Children Rights (International Human Rights Commission) A Global citizen.A military brat.Wife an actor n singer!!!”
This is how Veena Malik chooses to describe herself on her Twitter page. While the Goodwill Ambassador part may come as a surprise to many, the fact that she has the third highest number of followers on Twitter shouldn’t be too surprising because of the amusing tweets she usually belts out (and our country’s light humored fascination with them). Since her marriage she has seemingly put her acting career behind her and has moved on to bigger things such as advertising her husband and the days she spends with him.
While GEO TV may be banned on many cable networks, it’s premier show Capital Talk’s host Mr. Hamid Mir still maintains a healthy presence on the micro blogging sphere by tweeting about current happenings in Pakistan’s political landscape and his own workings as a journalist.
Ali Zafar came into the music industry in 2003 (seems like yesterday) with his debut album and has not stepped out of the spotlight since then. He has almost half a million followers and tweets regularly about everything under the sun however he also uses his Twitter to promote his music and movies and even reach out to fans.
Fatima Bhutto too joined Twitter in 2009 and is known for her political and intellectual tweets. Her political tweets come from her being the niece of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto whereas her intellect stems from the fact that she is an accomplished book writer and poet with a degree from Columbia University. Following her is a good idea especially if you are into literature and reading books.
Another journalist/TV show anchor to make our list is Mubasher Lucman. His Twitter is full of powerful and unfiltered takes on the government and various political figures. He really doesn’t hold back in his narrative of what’s right or wrong in the geopolitical climate of South Asia.
Yes, the Prime Minister’s daughter is on Twitter! Maryam Nawaz Sharif is of course, an advocate of her father’s political party and tweets about the elected government’s positive efforts and projects. She also talks about world happenings such as the situation in Gaza. Unfortunately she does not hold any objective discourse on the government’s sometimes very questionable stances so don’t follow her Twitter if you’re looking for some political bashing or real analysis.
Another TV anchor/senior analyst who uses Twitter to talk about Pakistani and South Asian news. He joined Twitter in 2011 and is currently promoting relief efforts for the IDPs and of course highlighting the gross injustice in Gaza. His Twitter is again a good way of staying updated with different political views if you do not have the time to watch his TV show.
This is the second time PTI is being mentioned on this list. As the name states, this is PTI’s official Twitter and apart from promoting PTI’s relentless political activism and marches, this page also analysis (and sometimes criticizes) the elected government. PTI Official has a drastically lower number of followers compared to the Chairman’s Twitter standing in at 1.2 million followers- probably because many PTI members and supporters already follow Imran Khan and don’t feel the need to “double follow” both his page and PTI Official (expecting both to deliver almost the same nature of Tweets).
Rabail is a writer at TechJuice who, when not rushing to meet deadlines, can be found planning her next big trip up north or adding to her collection of questionably cheesy 80's music.
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