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Veena Malik commits
That dialogue could easily sum up the Veena Malik saga, which has been continuing for the past few months. Veena Malik has finally formally gotten engaged to Faisal Akbar, a Pakistani based in the US. Malik says she is quite happy after getting engaged and finding a fiance who is a very good person.
Though the engagement was arranged by her family, Veena Malik says she shares ‘very good chemistry’ with Akbar.
However, before her engagement, Malik said she still had some space for Asif in her heart. She said that even though Asif had ditched her, she forgave him because she had once been on very good terms with him.
Malik’s media manger told The Express Tribune that she was currently spending time with her family and that she plans to get married soon but refused to give any definite date.
The engagement has drawn its share of cynics as well. People working in the film industry are calling Veena Malik’s engagement a publicity stunt and an easy way to get quick fame. Malik has sent photographs of the engagement to the media but the authenticity of the pictures is doubted. Some say that the photographs are from an old shoot and if an authentic engagement had taken place then Malik and Akbar’s family would be in the pictures and there are no pictures of the couple placing rings on each other’s fingers.
They say that in show business all news is good news as it gets an actor in the limelight. When an actor is not finding work and his or her popularity is down then the actor will do whatever is required to catch the public eye. And according to the film industry, this is exactly what Veena Malik has managed to do with her engagement.
Malik has received a great deal of attention because of her love life. She has apparently been involved with Lollywood actor Babrak Shah and Pakistani cricketer Muhammad Asif and has created headlines with both of them. As the news of Malik’s wedding surfaced in the media, Babrak Shah turned up to claim their marriage that allegedly happened two years back. Shah further warned Malik of grave consequences upon her pursuing the upcoming wedding. Veena, on the other hand, could not be contacted but then later announced that she and Akbar would only get engaged at the moment and their wedding would take place on a future date.
Published in the Express Tribune, June 13th, 2010.
Veena Malik, Mohammad Asif withdraw petitions
LAHORE – Actress Veena Malik and cricketer Mohammad Asif after reaching a compromise withdrew applications filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against each other.
The counsels of Asif and Veena appeared before the court on Friday to inform about the compromise and sought permission to withdraw the petitions. On this, Justice Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry disposed of the two petitions accordingly.
As per the case, Asif issued cheques worth Rs 11.3 million to Veena on February 10 to pay back money that he owed her but the cheques proved bogus and she wanted legal proceedings against him.
Veena moved the LHC against SHO Ghalib Market Gulberg who was not registering FIR against Asif on the bogus cheques despite orders of an additional district & sessions judge of Lahore.
Whereas, Asif approached LHC to restrain Veena from initiating any legal action against him according to the sessions court orders over allegations of issuing bogus cheques.
In her petition, Veena had taken a plea that police was not complying with the court’s orders and reluctant to register a case against Asif.
On the other hand, the counsel of Asif had contended that a civil judge restrained Veena from initiating any proceedings against him on the basis of ‘stolen’ cheques.
He said despite court’s restraining orders she was trying to get a case registered. On last date of hearing, the counsel of the both had sought time for finalising the compromise.
Protest rally
Pasban Lahore organised a march here Friday to press for the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui by the US.
The march was held from Shuhada Mosque to Assembly hall where Altaf Shakoor president Pasban Pakistan addressed the participants.
He urged the students, labourers, lawyers and journalists to intensify their efforts for the freedom of Dr Afia.
He said that people should not be misleading by the false stories against Afia being churned out by anti-Muslim jewish lobby.
He demanded of the government to support the daughter of the nation and fulfil its duties.
Dr Fouzia, sister of Dr Afia, Asma Bajwa and Azhar Siddiqui also addressed the marchers.
