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Pakistani model and actress Zara Abid, one of 97 people presumed dead in a recent plane crash, has been shamed online for her career by ... 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Chevronicon Itindicatesanexpandablesectionormenu,orsometimesprevious/nextnavigationoptions. HOMEPAGE 0 Newsletters Accounticon Aniconintheshapeofaperson'sheadandshoulders.Itoftenindicatesauserprofile. Login Subscribe Home Chevronicon Itindicatesanexpandablesectionormenu,orsometimesprevious/nextnavigationoptions. News Amodelpresumeddeadinapassengerplanecrashisbeingslut-shamedonlinebyhardlineconservativesinPakistan MiaJankowicz 2020-05-26T14:08:30Z SaveArticleIcon Abookmark FacebookIcon TheletterF. Emailicon Anenvelope.Itindicatestheabilitytosendanemail. Shareicon Ancurvedarrowpointingright. FacebookIcon TheletterF. Facebook Emailicon Anenvelope.Itindicatestheabilitytosendanemail. Email Twittericon Astylizedbirdwithanopenmouth,tweeting. Twitter Snapchaticon Aghost. Snapchat Fliboardicon AstylizedletterF. Flipboard Pinteresticon Theletter"P"styledtolooklikeathumbtackpin. Pinterest Linkicon Animageofachainlink.Itsymobilizesawebsitelinkurl. CopyLink Downloadtheapp ZaraAbidinstillsfromtwoofherInstagramstories. ZaraAbid/Instagram/Insider Redeemnow APakistanInternationalAirlinesplanecrashedonMay22,leavingonlytwosurvivors,accordingtotheAssociatedPress.OneofthepassengerswhoispresumeddeadisPakistanimodelZaraAbid.TherehasbeenanonslaughtofcriticismonsocialmediaoverAbid'scareerasamodelandactressfromreligiousconservatives,accordingtotheBBC.VisitInsider'shomepageformorestories. Signupforourweekdaynewsletter,packedwithoriginalanalysis,news,andtrends—deliveredrighttoyourinbox. Loading Somethingisloading. Emailaddress Byclicking‘Signup’,youagreetoreceivemarketingemailsfromInsider aswellasotherpartneroffersandacceptour TermsofServiceand PrivacyPolicy. PakistanimodelandactressZaraAbid,oneof97peoplepresumeddeadinarecentplanecrash,hasbeenshamedonlineforhercareerbyreligiousconservatives. Theplane,operatedbyPakistanInternationalAirlines,crashednearJinnahInternationalAirport,Karachi,onMay22andleftonlytwosurvivors,accordingtotheAssociatedPress(AP).Only19ofthebodieshavebeenidentifiedsofar,theAPreported.ManypassengerswillhavebeentravellingforEidul-Fitrcelebrations,whichtookplaceovertheweekend. Abid,28,wasanaward-winningmodelandhadbeenabouttodebutherfirstfilm,"Chaudhry,"whenthecrashtookplace,accordingtoTimesofIslamabad,aPakistaninewsagency. Shewasawarded"bestfemalemodel"inJanuaryatanationalshowbusinessawardsceremony,theHumStyleAwards,accordingtotheBBC.  VolunteerslookforsurvivorsofaplanethatcrashedinresidentialareaofKarachi,Pakistan,May22,2020. FareedKhan/APPhoto However,hersocialmediaaccountshaveallbeentakendown,theBBCreported,afteranonslaughtofnegativecommentsabouthercareerasamodel. PakistanisapredominantlyMuslimnationwithanincreasinglyconservativeinterpretationofthereligion,accordingtoPakistaniintellectualPervezHoodbhoy.He saidinaninterviewwiththeNewInternationalistthatexpectationstowearaveilhaveintensifiedsincethe1980s. Ina2017GenderGapreportbytheWorldEconomicForum,Pakistanwasrankedsecondlowestgloballyforwomen'sparticipationinhealth,education,economyandpolitics.  OnepersononTwitter,ZarwanAli,sharedmemesthathadbeenshared,andcriticizedpeopleforusingAbid'sdeathasanopportunity"todefendherprofessionandlifestyle."—zarwanali(@ali_zarwan)May23,2020Alisaidthecriticism"can'tbedefended,"andurgedpeopletoprayforheranyway.ThememesincludedIslamicsayingswhichsuggestthat"immoral"behaviorwillbepunishedintheafterlifeandcriticizedwomenwhoare"clothedbutnaked"bywalkinginanenticingway. AnotherpersonwiththeTwitterhandleIrfansaid:"ALLAHPakdoesn'tlikethosewomenwhoareshowingtheirbodypartstoeveryoneandjannat[heaven]isonlyforpuremenandpurewomen." Abidwasgenerallypicturedinclothesandposesthatwouldbeconsiderednormaltowesternliberaleyes,butcouldbeseenasrevealinginPakistan.Sheworeeveninggowns,jeansandoccasionallyswimwear.Irfan'smessagewassharedmorethan1,300timesandlikedaround1,000times.ItwasaccompaniedbyfashionimagesofAbid. —Irfan(@Irfan12165162)May22,2020Therehas,however,beenabacklashtothecomments,withmanytweetsinEnglishusingthehashtag#ZaraAbidtowarnpeopleagainstrushingtojudgment.Usingthehashtag,TurkishmodelEsraBilgiçtweetedthat"AllahhonorswhomHewills,"adding:"NoneofusknowwhoisclosertoGod.Stopjudgingpeopleandfocusonyouractions." —EsraBilgiç🇹🇷(@esrrabilgic)May23,2020OneTwitterusersaid:"Ayoungwomandiedahorribledeath,andournationisbusydebatingeithersheisjannatiorjahanumi[headedtoheavenorhell]...Whoareyoutodecide..don'ttalkillifyoucannotempathize.." SignupfornotificationsfromInsider!Stayuptodatewithwhatyouwanttoknow. Subscribetopushnotifications Dealicon Aniconintheshapeofalightningbolt. 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