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Published 12:49 IST, October 24th 2019

TikTok star Hareem Shah's videos inside Pak foreign office create stir

A TikTok video has created a stir in Pakistan after TikTok star Hareem Shah posted several videos of her roaming around in the foreign ministry office.

Reported by: Kunal Gaurav
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A TikTok video has created a stir online which was shot inside the foreign ministry office of Pakistan. TikTok star Hareem Shah posted several TikTok videos where she can be seen roaming around Pakistan’s foreign ministry office and even sitting on a chair which is supposed to be the chair of Foreign Minister.

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Videos of Hareem Shah roaming in the high-office

The TikTok videos have been shared thousands of times after it was posted.

 

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Hareem Shah has around 1.5 million followers and she often shoots TikTok videos with Sandal Khattak, another TikTok star. She apparently has access to many politicians including Fayaz-ul-Hasan Chohan of ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf as seen in her photographs.

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Criticism from all around

The location was previously guessed as Prime Minister’s secretariat but later it was confirmed that the building was of foreign ministry office. After the video went viral on the internet, it drew criticism from a large section questioning the security measures and seriousness of the government. 

Shah defended her videos

According to local media reports, officials said that they have launched an inquiry into it. Meanwhile, Shah said that she had permission to get into the office and if the shooting video was against the rules and regulations, officials should not have allowed it. Shah also claimed that she also went to the National Assembly after getting a pass on her own and no security has ever stopped her.

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Social media was not impressed by the video and questioned the prestige of national institutions. "People Like #HareemShah is in PM House. Now we all know the seriousness of this PTI Govt," a Twitter user said. "Tik Tok girl #HareemShah is not just roaming freely but also sitting on Prime Minister's Chair along with an Indian song at the background.. who has allowed her?? What are we doing to the prestige of respected national institutions? Is there no one to ask such people?" tweeted another user.

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12:07 IST, October 24th 2019