{"id":439402,"date":"2025-04-21T18:16:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T13:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=439402"},"modified":"2025-04-21T18:16:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T13:16:51","slug":"pakistans-handsome-chaiwala-is-not-from-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/pakistans-handsome-chaiwala-is-not-from-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan’s Handsome Chaiwala is Not From Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The secret to Pakistan\u2019s handsome “Chaiwala<\/em>” <\/a>Arshad Khan’s beauty has been exposed\u2014it’s Afghan jalebi.<\/p>\n

The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) dropped a bombshell at the Lahore High Court\u2019s Rawalpindi bench, declaring the viral tea seller an Afghan national, not Pakistani.<\/p>\n\t\t

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The drama unfolded as Arshad Khan, whose striking blue eyes and steaming chai captivated the internet in 2016, challenged the blocking of his Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) and passport.<\/p>\n

NADRA\u2019s report, citing intelligence from the ISI and IB, pointed to discrepancies in Khan\u2019s parental records\u2014his father, Zar Muhammad, hails from Sargodha, but his mother\u2019s name dances across documents like a poorly steeped blend. A show-cause notice followed, halting Khan\u2019s documents.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Khan\u2019s lawyer, Barrister Umer Ijaz Gilani, argued that his client embodies the Pakistani dream, rising from a humble Islamabad dhaba to global fame, with Caf\u00e9 Chaiwala now charming South London. Demanding pre-1978 residency proof, Gilani quipped, reeks of \u201cmala fide intent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Justice Jawad Hassan, presiding with a cool head, granted Arshad Khan until April 22 to serve up evidence of his Pakistani roots, adjourning the hearing.<\/p>\n\t\t

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As X buzzes with posts like \u201cChaiwala an Afghan? Say it ain\u2019t so!\u201d and some of patreons are left wondering if they’ve been served some “ghaddar chai”.<\/em>\u00a0Khan\u2019s saga stirs debate. Will the blue-eyed barista keep his Pakistani brew, or face deportation? For now, the kettle\u2019s on, and the nation\u2019s watching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The secret to Pakistan\u2019s handsome “Chaiwala” Arshad Khan’s beauty has been exposed\u2014it’s Afghan jalebi. The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) dropped a bombshell at the Lahore High Court\u2019s Rawalpindi bench, declaring the viral tea seller an Afghan national, not Pakistani. The drama unfolded as Arshad Khan, whose striking blue eyes and steaming chai captivated the internet in 2016, challenged […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":438883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2576,1298,1292,2534,1291,2578,2550],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-439402","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity-news","8":"category-culture","9":"category-humor","10":"category-meme","11":"category-social-media","12":"category-street-buzz","13":"category-tea"},"wps_subtitle":"NADRA found some Afghan jalebi in his system.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/chaiwala-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/chaiwala.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/chaiwala.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Sher Alam","categories_name":["Celebrity News","Culture","Humor","Meme","Social Media","Street Buzz","Tea"],"title_text":"Pakistan\u2019s Handsome Chaiwala is Not From Pakistan","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2576,1298,1292,2534,1291,2578,2550&exclude=439402","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439402"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=439402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}