Singer Humaira Arshad granted son's custody

Singer filed petition against husband Ahmad Butt for forcibly taking away six-year-old son

Vocalist Humaira Arshad on Wednesday obtained the custody of her son.

The development follows in the heels of an additional district and sessions judge reserving verdict on Friday. The singer had filed a petition against former husband Ahmad Butt saying he had forcibly taken away her six-year-old son.

She said Butt was an addict. Thus, Arshad said, she did not want him to look after her son. The judge had directed police to produce the child before the court. Butt appeared before the court along with his son.

He told the court that Arshad’s  relatives were running gambling dens. Therefore, he did not want his son to live with his mother. The judge had reserved verdict after hearing the arguments.

According to Express News, Arshad married Ahmad, an actor by profession, in 2004. In the past, the two have publicly accused each other of fraud among other things.



"Ahmad Butt tortured me in front of people, snatched my money, and kidnapped my child and as a result I had no other choice but to make marriage a public affair,” she said, adding that keeping all these factors in mind, it is highly likely that the 11-year-old love marriage will come to an end.

Arshad said she only organised a press conference in response to her husband’s presser in which he had accused her of heinous crimes.

“I never want to come out in public, particularly over a minor family dispute, but my husband accused me of property fraud and threatened my life. That made me step up,” the singer told The Express Tribune.

“Ahmed never gave me a single penny, I was running the entire household on my earnings as a singer and Ahmed would ask for money every now and then. It is sad that he has brought our internal affairs to this point.”