In 2016, the entire nation went crazy when a local photographer clicked a picture of a very good looking chaiwala (tea maker), Arshad Khan. The picture went viral and Khan managed to get himself some modelling jobs and commercial contracts as well.
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Likewise, this year a very handsome tarboozwala (watermelon seller) was introduced and the internet - again - couldn't help but obsess over the man.
PHOTO: FACEBOOK/MUHAMMAD AWAISSome said he was better looking than the chaiwala and most Bollywood and Hollywood celebrities.
https://twitter.com/Ayeshaaziz_/status/1001602320461950977
After chai wala here is tarbooz wala ...i'm looking for my pakory wala 😂 pic.twitter.com/nQ6OxjuKGk
— Ushna (@P_sy_pakao) May 31, 2018
Tarbooz wala from Karachi looking far better than many Bollywood celebs. pic.twitter.com/WHEkpmkpcQ
— blankspace (@liyakathere) May 29, 2018
https://twitter.com/tang_na_kro/status/1002134635046932480
After The Blue-Eyed Chaiwala, A 'Tarbooz Wala' From Pakistan Is Now Going Viral
— Sagar Gupta (@sagarguptadelhi) May 31, 2018
tarbooz wala pathan needed https://t.co/AtaQt7q5zH
— Gohar Younas Malik 🇵🇸 (@goharyounas) May 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/BachelorNight_/status/1001950190188814336
Lol but my frnd send m this nd said😂 k ye Tarbooz Wala ha
— خان❣ (@Maaahyyy) May 29, 2018
https://twitter.com/ShahanaQasim_/status/1001549334368931840
https://twitter.com/ajeeeeeeeeeeb/status/1001976070663561216
Even Indians jumped on the bandwagon.
#Tarboozwala from #Karachi is now a sensation.
— Sneha Singh (@sneha_006) May 31, 2018
We must thank our neighbours for such treats! Spread #love , #hatred is over-rated! #india #pakistan 💗 pic.twitter.com/RJYseEzfV5
Others were a little rude.
I was thinking how can b a tarbooz wala so clean😂
— Escitalopram (@idanikhan) May 31, 2018
While some were just sick of such content getting viral.
https://twitter.com/perfectPakhtOon/status/1001846972788207616
https://twitter.com/RanaTaimoor122/status/1001548225407569921
Aare Ab yahi dekhna baki rah Gaya tha Tarbooz wala 😁😂, ab bss dhaniya wale ki h kami h 😂😀
— sohail khan (@sohail_khan180) May 30, 2018
Some even claimed that this tarboozwala is, in fact, a doctor in the making.
I saw post some earlier, he is not tarbooz wala, but he is MBBS student. pic.twitter.com/m5dVB0Ql09
— R (@SlayerNothing) May 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/amirxhh_/status/1002308381351309314
He is not Tarbooz Wala 😂 his name is Muhammad Awais and heard he is doctor doing charity
— @v_talib (@v_talib) May 31, 2018
He is not tarbooz wala😂😂 he is studying in Ziauddin university. He is a future doctor😂😂😂 LOL
— 🆂🆈🅴🅳 🆂🅰🅼🅸 (@ssamirehman999) May 31, 2018
@mariambatool_ #tarboozwala is actually a #physiotherapist from ziauddin 😅
— Rabia Altaf (@RabiaAltaf7) May 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/tahir_faseeh/status/1002057160157786114
https://twitter.com/osamashelby/status/1001629152246747136
Hailing from KPK, Muhammad Awais is a medical student at Ziauddin University in Karachi. His friend, Muhammad Inshal confirmed that on Facebook.
Awais was distributing iftaar on the streets of Karachi when the viral picture was taken and people thought he was a fruit seller.
Being a good sport, Awais even changed his Facebook profile picture to the one that has gone viral, with a caption, "Dr Tarbooz Wala."
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