Pakistani model Zara Abid, presumed dead in PIA crash ...

Zara Abid, a Pakistani-origin model, who is presumed dead in the plane crash that took place last week is being attacked by people for her lifestyle ... 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World PakistanimodelZaraAbid,presumeddeadinPIAcrash,trolledforher‘haram’lifestyle ZaraAbid,aPakistani-originmodel,whoispresumeddeadintheplanecrashthattookplacelastweekisbeingattackedbypeopleforherlifestylechoices. KairvyGrewal 26May,202006:21pmIST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsApp FilephotoofZaraAbid|Twitter|@BeechMeNaBol TextSize: A- A+ NewDelhi:ZaraAbid,aPakistani-originmodelwhohasbeenpresumeddeadintheplanecrashlastweek,isbeingattackedbysocialmediausersforherlifestylechoices. Accordingtoherfriends,the28-year-oldmodelwasonboardtheill-fatedPakistanInternationalAirlinesflightPK-8303whichcrashedinKarachilastFriday. Butinitialmediareportssaidshehadsurvivedthecrash,followingwhichherbrotherrequestedpeopletostopspreadingrumoursofherdeath. Hersocialmediahandlesare,however,nolongervisible.Itstillremainsunclearwhethershehassurvivedtheaccident. AbidworkedwithsomeofthebiggestbrandsinPakistanifashion.InJanuarythisyear,shewonthe‘BestFemaleModel‘atthenation’sHumStyleAwards. Rumoursaboutherdeath,however,haveledpeopletoquestionAbid’schoiceofclothesandlifestyle.ManyhavealsoquestionedherfaithinIslamandadherencetoit. Oneuserclaimedthat“Allahdoesn’tlikewomenwhoshowtheirbodypartstoeveryone”. Thosepeoplewhoaresayingthatshewillbeinparadiseafter#planecrashaccidentthenbeingMuslimIwouldtellthemALLAHPakdoesn'tlikethosewomenwhoareshowingtheirbodypartstoeveryoneandjannatisonlyforpuremenandpurewomen#karachiPlaneCrash#ZaraAbidpic.twitter.com/12MnixricM —Irfan(@Irfan12165162)May22,2020 Whilesomedebatedwhethershewillgoto“jannat” (heaven)ornot. 24hoursafteranationaltragedy,peoplearedebatingwhetherZaraAbidwillgotojannatornot. PleaseforgivemeifIjusthangmyheadinshame. —AzamJamil(@AzamJamil53)May23,2020 OtherstargetedherlastpostonInstagram. SomedumbheadsmoronsaredoingshamlesscommentsunderZaraAbid'srecentpictureonInstagram.Ourpeoplehavenoshame.She’snomoreinthisheartlessworld.😢pic.twitter.com/eYTlhEtVMK —KinzaAly(@KinzaAly)May22,2020 Ausercalledherlifestylechoices,includingherclothingandcareerasamodel,tobe“haram”(immoral). Ireallydidn'twantedtodoitbutsomepeopleRignorantandRnowusing#ZaraAbiddeathtodefendherprofessionandlifestyle.Sorrythatcan'tbedefendedthatisprohibitedandthosewhokepttellingherthatsheisdoingHaramdidrightthing.Stilldoduaforherpic.twitter.com/4FgS45KOwb —zarwanali(@ali_zarwan)May23,2020 Manyalsodefendedher,callingoutothersforbeingregressiveintheirthinking. AndthisisanotherexamplethatAllahhonorswhomHewills.NoneofusknowwhoisclosertoGod.Stopjudgingpeopleandfocusonyouractions.MayAllahforgiveusandgetusoutofthisdifficultsituation.#ZaraAbidpic.twitter.com/aKRZ6bPKY8 —Nimrakhan(13September💛)(@tokenfixkrwado)May22,2020 Therewerecallsfor“empathy”too. Ayoungwomandiedahorribledeath..andournationisbusydebatingeithersheisjannatiorjahanumi…Whoareyoutodecide..donttalkillifyoucannotempathize..#ZaraAbid —گلاندامہ(@Khaperai2)May23,2020 Anothersocialmediauserwonderedifitwasa“crime”tobeamodel. Isitcrimetobemodel???AurbeshakAllahjisychahyizzatdayjisychahyzillatday…SheReceiveddeathinthisholymonth❤#ZaraAbid#karachiPlaneCrashpic.twitter.com/0adZ5qdBff —Maheen(@MaheenKarachi)May23,2020 Thisisn’tthefirsttimethatAbidhasbeentrolledbyonlineusers.In2019,shehadparticipatedinashowthatwascriticisedforpromoting“Pakistan’sobsessionwithfairskin“. AcampaignlaterbyNabila’sSalon,belongingtocelebratedstylistNabila,invitedcontroversyafterAbid’sskintonewasdarkened.TwitterusersthencalledNabilaoutforpromoting“blackface“. 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