Team News Riveting
Actress Meera on Wednesday claimed that Pakistan and its film industry had suffered whopping losses worth “billions” by dragging her in alleged fake marriage cases.
The case dates back to 2009, when Meera had filed a case against businessman Attiqueur Rehman for forging their marriage certificate to show her as his wife only to grab her property. The actress had said she had no relation with Rehman but he had been blackmailing her by claiming to be her husband.
She alleged that the nikhanama “prepared” by the defendant was not verified by the union council concerned. In May 2018, a family court in Lahore ruled that the suit moved by Meera nine years earlier was not based on truth and she was the wife of the defendant (Rehman). Still, the court cancelled the nikahnama on the basis of khula (cancellation of marriage) sought by Meera.
Meera had subsequently filed an appeal against the family court’s decision.
Separately, Rehman had filled a private complaint before a judicial magistrate against Meera, accusing her of committing a crime by contracting marriage with Captain Naveed as she was still his (petitioner’s) wife.
“If these cases hadn’t been filed against me, many films would have been on the set and perhaps the industry too would not have shut down,” she said while talking to reporters after the hearing of a case in Lahore on Wednesday.
“The funding that had to come into Pakistan, the investors who wanted to invest in Pakistan, the business community that used to support the Pakistan film industry, they all stepped back [due to the cases],” she added.
After hearing the initial statements, the judge summoned the lawyers from both sides to argue on the fresh evidence submitted by Meera to prove she hadn’t married Rehman. The hearing of the case was adjourned until October 5.
