Here is what Pakistanis searched the most in 2016

[Saifullah Sani]

Pakistan is an inquisitive nation; we just love to know what people are doing, saying, wearing...
Google Pakistan's just-released list of most searched people tells us that we've been most curious about people we lost earlier this year. We've also been fairly hooked to the American elections.
Here's the full list from Qandeel Baloch to Donald Trump to DJ Bravo (?!):
1) Qandeel Baloch

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This was the year that Qandeel Baloch really broke out as a social media sensation. Her strip-tease offer to Shahid Afridi went viral, as did her expose of Mufti Qavi's lecherous ways. Soon, it was revealed that she was once married with a child. And before we know it, Qandeel was gone, snuffed out as she had just begun to grasp what she wanted to represent.
Given that her last year of life was so eventful, we're not surprised that Qandeel Baloch is #1 on this list.
2) Amjad Sabri

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No one was prepared for Amjad Sabri's cold-blooded murder in broad daylight on June 22, 2016. His fans dug into the digital archives of his vast repertoire of work, sharing their favourites to keep his memory forever alive.
3) Abdul Sattar Edhi

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The nation lost its biggest hero when philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi passed away after a long illness on July 8, 2016. As tributes poured in, there was plenty for his admirers to read and get a sense of what we've lost.
4) Donald Trump

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The reality star/business man became the US president. And he kept the election race engrossing to say the least with his hard-to-believe stance on race, minorities, immigrants and women.
5) Momina Mustehsan

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The singer may have made the most smashing debut on Coke Studio Season 9, becoming an instant household name, not just for her singing skills, but also her smile. Young men in the country were crushing on her left, right and centre, and after rumours of an engagement broke the internet, Momina went and actually got hitched, breaking hearts all over Pakistan.
6) Mumtaz Qadri

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Salman Taseer's security guard was hanged on February 29, 2016 this year.
7) Pratyusha Banerjee

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The Indian TV star committed suicide on April 1. Her untimely death — she was just 24 — sparked interest in her life and work on this side of the border too.
8) Hillary Clinton

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Hillary Clinton's election race against Donald Trump was electrifying and her shimmying on stage during the debate nights were enough for memes to start sprouting all over social media.

 

[Saifullah Sani]

9) Melania Trump

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The now First Lady was criticised for giving a speech identical to Michelle Obama's during the election race and needless to say, all hell broke loose.
10) DJ Bravo

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Dwayne Bravo popularly known as DJ Bravo is a Trinidadian cricketer and singer who sang the song 'Champion' which became immensely popular after the victory of West Indies in both male and female cricket tournaments.
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[Hareeb]

Thank God there is no Sunny Leone or her industry co-star in the list.

 

[The Accountant]

Thank God there is no Sunny Leone or her industry co-star in the list.

So don't you think Qandeel Baloch was slightly in Sunny Leon's category

 

[haviZsultan]

Most of the Pakistanis mentioned are dead. Proves that our artists are more famous in death than in life. I have written extensively about the lack of respect given to Pakistani models, actors, actresses and other entertainers. As mentioned by Hareeb though, thank God no Sunny Leone in the list with us worshipping foreigners and bollywood. What has Trump to do with Pakistan anyway? Why is he on the list. Truth is we are a decadent society that has failed to protect and maintain our rich culture.

 

[marbella]

Qandeel Baloch as a most searched person shows the level of 'Tharak' of internet users.
This is data of google. Sunny Leone should be the most searched celebrity on RELATED sites.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

our rich culture

If you can explain what that is to me I would be evidently in your debt. I expect answer to be either a empty 'Muslim' or 'Indian'. The former is just a empty word because it assumes a Nigerian, Chadian, Turk, Iranian, Arab, Afghan, Pakistan, Bangla, Malay, Indonesian and a Black American in Bronx all have the same culture.

Or is it Indian?

 

[Hareeb]

So don't you think Qandeel Baloch was slightly in Sunny Leon's category

No! poor soul was just an attention-seeker.

 

[Skyliner]

Qandeel, Momina n Melania trump! wtf
A PROUD WALLE AWAMM

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

Qandeel Baloch as a most searched person shows the level of 'Tharak' of internet users.
This is data of google. Sunny Leone should be the most searched celebrity on RELATED sites.

No, not much people knew of Qandeel Baloch before her death. When the media made a big drama of it - it made a lot of people search about her.

 

[haviZsultan]

If you can explain what that is to me I would be evidently in your debt. I expect answer to be either a empty 'Muslim' or 'Indian'. The former is just a empty word because it assumes a Nigerian, Chadian, Turk, Iranian, Arab, Afghan, Pakistan, Bangla, Malay, Indonesian and a Black American in Bronx all have the same culture.

Or is it Indian?

I count our culture and history as both Qasim and Raja Dahir, both the Cholas and the Mughals, the Kushans and the Palans. In this I have no problem sharing culture with Indians/Hindus though among the Balochs and Pashtuns there are only limited links. Pakistan is a federation of several ethnic groups. Each has its own history and culture. Our dress, way of life, thinking should be depicted in the behavior of our people

Muslim culture could possibly be different from our ethnic culture though.

My point is that Pakistanis are overtly adoptive of other cultures. If you look at most of what is on tv in Pakistan its mostly love dramas so the problem is not just that Pakistanis do not want to watch Pakistani, but that the Pakistani entertainment industry is still nascent and underdeveloped. Being under the British for years has allowed us to build up a kind of slave mentality.

 

[Well.wisher]

Lol I was expecting zain malik.

So don't you think Qandeel Baloch was slightly in Sunny Leon's category

Astaghfirullah.
The dead are gone.
No matter how she was , don't link her with that woman now .

 

[lastofthepatriots]

Lol I was expecting zain malik.

Right now it is Junaid Jamshed bhai. Still getting emotional listening to his songs/naats. Never felt like this before.

 

[Well.wisher]

Right now it is Junaid Jamshed bhai. Still getting emotional listening to his songs/naats. Never felt like this before.

Indeed .
Who can forget this noble pure heart man .

His naats increased my love for Allah almighty and his songs increased my love for pakistan. Very inspiring .

 

[PakGuns]

You know why Melania trump is searched? She's kinda hot