29 Pakistani Twitter accounts you should follow

Cricketers, politicians, actors, former intelligence officers and some very clever parody accounts

1. @ImranKhanPTI

Twitter Bio: Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

At 2.12 million followers, this is Pakistan’s biggest Twitter handle – and who wouldn’t want to follow arguably the country’s most popular politician.

 

The reports of my marriage are greatly exaggerated!

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) December 31, 2014

 

2. @AbidSherAli

Twitter Bio: Minister of State for Water & Power, President PML(N) Youth Wing Punjab

When he is not the water and power minister, defending the government’s loadshedding on Twitter, he can be seen engaged in some rather vigorous banter, especially with those who belong to opposition parties.

 

I am a loyal Pakistani , and I love my country # Jazba Janoon tou Himat na Haar pic.twitter.com/vJCPgXSWx7

— Abid Sher Ali (@AbidSherAli) March 1, 2015

 

3. @TheMeeraJee

Twitter Bio: Please donate shafqat trust branch code 1401 swift code mucbpkkaa a/c number. 0 140101010015355 'mcb bank main boulevard dha lahore pakistan

One of Pakistan’s best-known actors – equally known for her English gaffes – but usually blunt and outspoken. Reading her tweets also provides for some welcome comic relief at times.

 

I don't like Imran khan,s wife

— Meera (@TheMeeraJee) January 7, 2015

 

4. @majorlyp

Twitter Bio: Strategist on strategic geostrategic strategy. Self celebrated writer, self awarded award winner. Twitterist. Insightful. Interests: Current and other affairs

Nobody does satire on Pakistan’s foreign and security policies as well as Dr Majorly PhD. It’s surprising that no one in television has yet asked him to do a show, or maybe Dr is too sophisticated for TV.


https://twitter.com/majorlyp/status/287302218628071424

 

5. @saroorijaz

An account that initially tried to parody a leading English language columnist (Saroop Ijaz), it has now come into its own – known for coining and popularizing the term ‘libidos’ for Pakistan’s liberals.

 

Read: Pakistan sought to block content from 125 Twitter accounts in 2014

 

6. @muniba_mazari

Twitter Bio: Artist, Content Writer & Speaker. An optimist who is physically challenged & differently able.

She may be physically-challenged but that doesn’t get in the way of this artist, content writer and motivation speaker from living life to the fullest.

 

"Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow "
Salute to Pak Iron Lady @muniba_mazari pic.twitter.com/3Neh8qFaJA

— Ubaid Qureshi (@Ubaid_Qu) January 27, 2015

 

7. @NasirJamshed_

Twitter Bio: Pakistan's slightly rotund, slightly gormless, slightly bitter, top order batsman. Parody.

Probably the best parody Twitter account related to Pakistan cricket. A must-read especially during the ongoing cricket World Cup.

Coach said I should make twitter account & get my thoughts out of my head, to clear my head for when I bat. I like parathay.

— Big Nas (@NasirJamshed_) October 20, 2013

 

8. @sufisal

Twitter Bio: i only listen to the whisper within my heart. physician,poet,professor, peace activist,artist,author,actor & axe-man , https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dewaa…

The grand old man of Pakistani music – a founding member of two of its biggest music bands, still going strong with his support of various social and humanitarian initiatives in Pakistan.

 

@ImranKhanPTI I never live in the past. I have no regrets. I'm too old to get married:)!

— Salman Ahmad (@sufisal) January 29, 2013

 

9. @AirportPakistan

Twitter Bio: Twitter for Airports of Pakistan - Islamabad (ISB) | Lahore (LHE) | Karachi (KHI) | Peshawar (PEW) | Quetta (UET) | - Unofficial - For details, @jawadmnazir

Essential for Pakistanis who are on the move and need to get up-to-date and accurate information on flights and airports in general.


https://twitter.com/AirportPakistan/status/429189340283949056

 

10. @AsimBajwaISPR

Twitter Bio: Tweets do not necessarily reflect policy of the organization http://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk

How can anyone not follow the military spokesman’s Twitter account in a country where the institution is so powerful and greatly influences official policies.

 



 

Read: Modi on TIME's list of 30 most influential people on the Internet

 

11. @bolobhi (‘say it’ in Urdu)

Twitter Bio: Advocacy-Policy-Research Twitter managed by -Bolo Bhi Team @sanasaleem, @fariehaaziz, @jehan_ara, @madiha_latif, & @UsamaKhilji

An Internet rights advocacy group run by some very industrious and diligent activists.

 

Pakistan: The Chilling Effects of Twitter's Country Withheld Tool http://t.co/VyVm96R8Ju

— Bolo Bhi (@BoloBhi) February 17, 2015

 

12. @microMAF

Twitter Bio: Author. Translator. Storyteller. Publisher

Musarraf Farooqi is an accomplished storyteller, author (his books have been included in various shortlists for prestigious literary awards), translator (best known for translating the Urdu classic The Adventures of Amir Hamza. His twitter feed is a no-holds barred look at Pakistan’s cultural and literacy space.

Robert Fisk says #OBL loved #Karachi. The term "Shehr-e Quaid" suddenly becomes pregnant with new meaning.

— Musharraf Ali Farooqi (@microMAF) May 7, 2011

 

13. @pawspakistan

Twitter Bio: Creating awareness about urban strays and wildlife in Pakistan. Tweets by co-founder Mahera Omar @afewmofilms

Twitter feed of the Pakistan Animal Welfare Society – engaged in rescuing animals and speaking for their rights in a country where even ordinary humans have no one to look out for them.

Injured Donkey on 26th Street, DHA Karachi http://bit.ly/seDmZ

— Pakistan Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) (@pawspakistan) September 5, 2009

 

14. @LodhiMaleeha

A former newspaper editor who has served as Pakistan’s ambassador to the US twice, and once to the UK. She has now has been appointed ambassador to the UN.

 

The Quaid e Azam on the role of women: “No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you."

— Maleeha Lodhi (@LodhiMaleeha) December 26, 2014

 

15. @kdastgirkhan

Twitter Bio: Represents citizens of Gujranwala in National Assembly of Pakistan ~ RTs are NOT endorsements ~ Roshan Pakistan is nearer everyday, Inshallah

Khurram Dastgir Khan is Pakistan’s commerce minister and a rising star in the ruling PML-N party. He is very active on his Twitter feed and tweets often about non-official things like paintings at New York’s Museum of Modern Art.

Seeking the light so I can see and think clearly.

— Engr. Khurram Dastgir-Khan (@kdastgirkhan) November 18, 2010

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16. @norbalm

Twitter Bio: Security Matters in the Middle East Africa Pakistan Afghanistan [e-mail]

Karachi-based security consultant Norbert Almeida's Twitter feed is a must-follow if you want the latest updates on the law and order situation, and which routes to avoid.

tweet tweet..

— Norbert Almeida (@norbalm) May 23, 2010

 

17. @tapujaveri

Twitter Bio: Foto...Faato...Faatographerr! ie a Pakistani Shutterbug, Artist, Jeweller and opinionated Radio Jockey on CityFM89 (I click therefore you are)

One of Pakistan’s foremost photographers, who tends to chronicle his daily life via pictures on his Twitter feed.

 

Bathroom break? RT @KhanDanish_: OK peace out everyone! Am off! Sorry Tapu! Hate to cut u off! ;) @nidak_ @omarulhaq @tapujaveri

— Tapu Javeri (@tapujaveri) May 28, 2011

 

18. @ShirazHassan

Twitter Bio: Multimedia Journalist - Feature Writer. Amateur Photographer. RTs ≠ Endorsements.

A multimedia freelance journalist who tends to tweet some very interesting pictures of contemporary Pakistan and the one gone by, mostly via architecture.

 

eating the dust!

— Shiraz Hassan (@ShirazHassan) May 16, 2009

 

19. @MehrTarar

Twitter Bio: His mom. Former Op-ed Editor (Daily Times, Pakistan). Columnist. Veritas vos liberabit. Words matter. ...as certain as the sun rising in the east.

A former op-ed editor, now a freelance columnist and a mother of a teenager to boot, Mehr has an opinion on just about anything and isn’t afraid to air it.

 

@ShashiTharoor Pleasure meeting u, Mr T, & it wld be a pleasure writing abt it, Thank you for agreeing to the interview; great talking to u

— Mehr Tarar (@MehrTarar) April 12, 2013

 

20. @ZahraaSaifullah

Twitter Bio: Publisher, Foodie, Football addict CEO of HELLO! Pakistan @hello_pak abusers will be muted; tedious fools too

Publisher and CEO of Hello! Pakistan – tweets on social and political events as they happen.

Evening tweeps! Watch out for HELLO! Pakistan launching soon! plz follow @HELLO_Pak for updates. #HELLOMAGAZINE #Pakistan #glamour

— Zahraa Saifullah (@ZahraaSaifullah) February 26, 2012

Read: We are terrible at dealing with trolls and abuse, admits Twitter CEO

 

21. @sherryrehman

Twitter Bio: Vice President PPP. Former Pakistan Amb to the US/Fed Minister. Chair Jinnah Institute.Will take a bullet for the motherland but hope r children dont have to.

A former information minister and one of Pakistan’s leading progressive voiceswho has also served as Pakistan’s ambassador to the US. She also heads an Islamabad-based think tank.

The battle for reclaiming Jinnah's Pakistan continues. We shall overcome. Let's renew our pledge. The dream endures.

— SenatorSherryRehman (@sherryrehman) August 14, 2011

 

22. @NJLahori

Twitter Bio: Actor/Anchor/Educationist/Ma/Activist/Foodie writer,lov art,music,dogs,Nature,Peace!Awed by atoms,Universe,literature!100%LahoriKudi!ProudPaindu/Learning/Barca!

A well-known stage and TV actor, Nadia Jamil’s Twitter feed shows that she is more than just a celebrity – an independent female voice on Pakistan’s Twitter.

 

Equality/respect 4 women is difficult 2 negotiate in a patriarchal society.But men & women BOTH needed 2 evolve a just,empowering narrative

— Nadia Jamil (@NJLahori) March 7, 2015

 

23. @oil_is_opium

Karachi Feminist is a Karachi-based professional, mother and raconteur-at-large.

my very own 140 character blog. oil is the opium of today. just as wars were fought for opium in the 1800s. now they are fought for oil. eh

— abira rizvi (@oil_opium) June 10, 2009

 

24. @marvi_memon

Twitter Bio: committed to the soil for life

Criticised in the past for being part of the Musharraf regime, this single mother is now again a Member of Parliament and was recently put in-charge of the Benazir Income Support Programme (with an annual spending budget of Rs118 billion).

Discussion on governance issues and skeleton with think tank in kchi.

— Marvi Memon (@marvi_memon) July 14, 2009

 

25. @asadmunir38

Twitter Bio: Re tweets and Quotes are not Endorsements.

A former intelligence officer, Asad Munir knows Pakistan’s conflict-ridden areas like the back of his hand.

 

https://twitter.com/asadmunir38/status/572790201606524930

 

26. @shadesofnadia

Twitter Bio: In a zombie apocalypse my choice of weapon would be a sword. A part of me lives in Westeros. In reality I slave away camouflaging flaws in the human mouth

Nadia’s Twitter feed is a usually very witty take on life as a woman in contemporary Pakistan.

 

https://twitter.com/shadesofnadia/status/573204884654313472

 

27. @sirajofficial

Twitter Bio: Ameer Jama'at e Islami Pakistan

Sirajul Haq heads Pakistan’s largest religious party the Jamaat-e-Islami. Following his tweets can help gain insight into a crucial part of Pakistan’s contemporary political sphere.

 

Peace of Pakistan is directly linked with the Peace of Afghanistan. People of both countries should come forward to counter their enemies

— Siraj ul Haq (@SirajOfficial) February 19, 2015

 

28. @SAfridiOfficial

Twitter Bio: They call me Boom Boom and I love the title. Brains behind #SAF For Cricket and commercial info contact my manager @aces_sports

Hate him or love him, Pakistan cricket wouldn’t be what it is without [the currently badly-out-of-form] Shahid Afridi.

 

https://twitter.com/SAfridiOfficial/status/556366599477665792

 

29. @fbhutto

Twitter Bio: 'My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music' Vladimir Nabokov'

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's granddaughter always has something interesting to say.

 

Let's not get all excited over March 8 being International Women's Day. Every other calendar day is still International Men's Day.

— fatima bhutto 🇵🇸🇱🇧 (@fbhutto) March 8, 2015