This is how the ‘sensational’ Pakistani chai-wala looks as a model

New Delhi: The Pakistani chai-wala (tea seller) who created a lot of buzz on social media and because of his stunning looks and ‘blue’ eyes, is now going to be a model. The chaivala has now received his first modeling contract. You can now see Arshad Khan, who works at Islamabad’s Sunday Bazaar (Peshawar Chowk), more often. Khan had women gushing over his good looks and beautiful eyes. The Instagram post on October 14 by aspiring photographer Jiah Ali (@jiah_ali) went viral and caused a sensation with #chaiwala being among the top Twitter trends on Monday. The story was picked up by international media, including popular US website Buzzfeed. In an interview with local TV news, the blue-eyed Arshad indicated that he has been living in Islamabad for the last 25 years and joined the tea stall a few months ago, the Daily Pakistan reported. When asked if he knew what Twitter or Instagram is, Arshad replied that he has no idea what those things meant. Brother of 17 siblings, he expressed his ecstasy on becoming famous in one day. Talking to Dunya News, he said that he is happy with his overnight popularity but it is irritating when people gather around him for pictures during working hours as he is supposed to work to earn livelihood. Arshad said that people have taken more than 150 pictures with him so far.