Blue-eyed Pakistani chaiwala is now the face of fashion brand Fitnit

The Islamabad company said Arshad will be working as a model for its 'full version launch'

The blue-eyed 18-year-old chaiwala Arshad Khan from Pakistan, who caught the world's attention a few days earlier when a local photographer Jiah Ali posted his picture on social media has now landed himself a modelling career with online fashion retailer Fitnit.

The Islamabad company, which was recently started by 15 young and enthusiastic student on a Facebook post, said  Arshad will be working as a model for its ‘full version launch’. “Chai wala is no more chai wala, now he is fashion wala!.

The Instagram post on October 14 by  Ali resulted in an internet storm  with #chaiwala being among the top Twitter trends not only in Pakistan but also in India, London and Dubai. 

 

With the handsome and famous #Chaiwala #Arshadkhan pic.twitter.com/i2M7wR4JTQ

— Saadia Afzaal (@SaadiaAfzaal) October 18, 2016

"He came. He saw. He conquered "

 

"He came. He saw. He conquered "
New look of #ChaiWala by @92newschannel
Pictures via @mohsinrz pic.twitter.com/361uTw8RI4

— Javeria Siddique (@javerias) October 18, 2016

Chai is hot but #ChaiWala is hotter ;-)

We are now on Instagram. Search #KhulaTazaad pic.twitter.com/iGWTzpnzp9

— Khula Tazaad (@KhulaTazaad_) October 17, 2016

Amid the surgical strike tension, ban on Pakistani artist issue, the #ChaiWala trend soothed some nerves and people from both the sides of border exchanged friendly banter.

Clearly #India-#Pakistan tensions have eased; a handsome Islamabad tea-seller is the top-trending topic in the region (& world!). #ChaiWala

— Michael Kugelman (@MichaelKugelman) October 17, 2016

#India 's got their chaiwala, we've got ours. #Pakistan #chaiwalla #LikeABoss https://t.co/qXDFkmfD6w

— Mehreen Zahra-Malik (@mehreenzahra) October 19, 2016

Social buzz around his good-looks  has not just put the tea-seller from Mardan in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the global spotlight, but also thrown open a window of opportunities for him Pakistan TV Samaa reported that Khan is open to working in movies too. When asked whether girls have visited him, Arshad who works at Sunday Bazaar (Peshawar Chowk) said around 40 to 50 girls had visited his shop and left after taking photos.