‘Bigg Boss’ participant Veena Malik becomes first Pak woman ‘to trend on Twitter’

Islamabad: Veena Malik, one of the ‘Bigg Boss’ season 4 contestants, has become the first Pakistani woman ever to trend on Twitter worldwide.

Veena, former girlfriend of Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, took the Pakistani Twitteratti by storm on Friday night, reaching the top ten Twitter trends worldwide following a couple of TV shows on Pakistani channels, a daily reports. She started getting mentioned in the twitter timeline around 8 pm when a TV Show named “50 Minutes” discussed Veena and her acts in ‘Bigg Boss’, ProPakistani, the Pakistani telecom and IT news website reported. ‘Mentions of Veena Malik’ on the Twitter timeline went real crazy around 10 pm when another TV channel programme hit the small screen, in which she was herself present, it added. Veena’s much controversial participation on the Indian reality TV show has created a big debate in Pakistan, with many accusing her of “not representing the Pakistani woman” on an international forum. There has been a surge in shows, articles and statements condemning her participation and performance on the reality show for her antics and intimacy with inmate Ashmit Patel in the ‘Bigg Boss’ house. ANI