Pakistan TikTok star faces backlash over forest fire video

Dolly, who has more than 11 million followers on TikTok, said in a statement released by an assistant that she did not start the fire and there was ‘no harm in making videos’. — Photo by Solen Feyissa on Unsplash

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani social media star with millions of followers is facing criticism after posing for a TikTok video by a forest fire, as a devastating heatwave causes widespread misery in the country.

The user “Dollyofficiall” posted a clip of herself walking playfully in a silver ball gown in front of a burning hillside with the caption: “Fire erupts wherever I am.”