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Men like Feroze Khan, who think they are ‘chosen’ ones, need to be condemned, says Zara Noor Abbas

Men like Feroze Khan, who think they are ‘chosen’ ones, need to be condemned, says Zara Noor Abbas

Abbas, her husband Asad Siddiqui and actor Mawra Hocane are the latest in a long line of celebrities lending support to Aliza Sultan.
27 Oct, 2022

Support continues to pour in from the Pakistani entertainment industry for Aliza Sultan. Sultan, the ex-wife of actor Feroze Khan, presented in a Karachi family court emergency room reports and photos of her bruises as proof of abuse in a case regarding the custody of her two children with Khan. The most recent stars to show support are Asad Siddiqui, Mawra Hocane and Zara Noor Abbas, Khan’s co-star from telefilm Dil Tera Hogaya, who all sent love and prayers for Sultan and her kids.

On Wednesday, Abbas took to her Instagram stories and wrote, “Men like Feroze Khan who think that they are the ‘chosen’ ones and can do anything in the name of Allah and power need to be condemned to tell them their true place in the world and not the righteous’ character that they portray.”

She said that her heart goes out to Sultan and her kids for having to suffer through this and still trying to make her marriage work with Khan. “ [I] extend my support to her and all the women who speak up against domestic and mental violence,“ the Badshah Begum actor wrote.

Her husband, fellow actor Asad Siddiqui supported Sultan on Twitter and wrote, “Hitting women shows one’s character. It’s never acceptable. Beating women is forbidden in Islam,” with a Hadith. He extended prayers for Sultan and her children and said that justice will be served if not here then most certainly “on the day of judgement”.

Actor Mawra Hocane also tweeted in support of Sultan and said she hopes that justice is served.

Celebrities started speaking up on Tuesday when photos of Sultan with bruises started circulating on social media along with her emergency room and MLO reports. A few hours after being on the receiving end of harsh criticism from not only the entertainment fraternity but netizens, Khan released a statement of his own, denying the “baseless, malicious and untruthful allegations” against him.

Khan, in his statement, also threatened to take legal action against the people for spreading ‘rumours’. The very next day his Khuda Aur Muhabbat co-star Iqra Aziz retracted her project with Khan “as a sign of support for victims of domestic abuse”.

Sultan and Khan announced their divorce last month, adding that they are in the middle of court proceedings discussing custody and visitation rights for their two children. Sultan had said she was physically and psychologically abused by her former partner during their marriage. Khan refused to comment.

The family court is hearing two cases — one filed by Khan for custody of their two children and another filed by Sultan for maintenance money for the children. The next hearing of the case is on November 1.

Comments

zahyd Oct 27, 2022 04:05pm
Why so you marry such men in the first place ? Wealth, looks, power fame? I'm afraid true values get lost in such a smokesceen
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Oct 27, 2022 04:43pm
Violence of any and all types must be condemned by all segments of the society.
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Changez Khan Oct 27, 2022 05:20pm
Zara Noor Abbas Zindabad.
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Bunny Oct 27, 2022 08:51pm
Brave girl. setting the right path to many abused like her .
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FAZ Oct 28, 2022 12:24am
More than half of the showbizz are nut heads across the globe Or may be this is just another way of staying relevant in "real" life too.
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Mudassar Khan Oct 28, 2022 02:29am
Does the medical evidence say it was Feroze khan?let the court decide please
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Iftikhar Yusoof Oct 28, 2022 04:16am
Completely agree If not pushed back society will assume it is ok and pardonable. And what is more important is for drama producers to refuse to work with Feroze. Let him take some mental counselling sessions with a psychiatric. iftikhar Canada
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sm Oct 28, 2022 04:49am
@zahyd Arranged marriage. She is his cousin. Ab kya bolenge?
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Anonymouseee Oct 28, 2022 06:31am
Innocent until proven guilty. Making fake bruises is not very uncommon. The person found guilty should be punished.
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Salman Oct 28, 2022 08:43am
It is also a lesson for women to give priory to character over looks
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M. Emad Oct 28, 2022 12:41pm
Wife-Beating very common in Pakistan.
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