Mother's Day special: Celebs share their fondest memories

It’s all in the little things that they do...

KARACHI: Busy with their hectic schedules, people often forget to tell their mothers how much they love them. Likewise, many celebrities who are usually occupied with filming or recordings often do not get enough time to spend with their mums.

This Mother’s Day, we asked some celebrities to share the fondest memories they have of their mothers. Here's what they had to say:

Mehwish Hayat

"Sometimes, the sacrifices that our parents make for us are forgotten. My mother was a leading drama artiste who could have had an illustrious career of her own.  Instead, she chose to give it all up to bring raise us," the Chhalawa actor told The Express Tribune.

"We often dismiss ‘just being a mother’ as something ordinary
but it is possibly the most important job in the world."

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She added, "My mother is a really strong woman. Her strength comes from having been tested by all of life's unpredictability. It comes from having to soldier on for her children, even when she would much rather have given up. I know it hasn't always come easily but I also know it's her greatest gift."

Mehwish then said, "I got to grow up with a mother who taught me to believe in me. For that, I will always be grateful. A very happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful mothers who have care for their children selflessly and have given them the wings to fly!"

Farhan Saeed

"Whatever I am today is because of my mother and I don't say that lightly. During my childhood, she would hide things from my father just so that I could do what I wanted, or at least she pretended she didn't tell my father so that I'm not scared," Farhan recalled.

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"Though my father was never a strict dad, still as a child, you're
more scared of your father. She would let me go to friends’ places, cricket matches, concerts, school trips and what not and that all helped me shape my personality. They say mothers are your first school but mine is my entire universe.”

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Amna Ilyas

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"I think I would be nothing without my mom supporting all these dreams that I had. She has always stood by me and is my greatest strength."

Daniyal Raheal (Seemi Raheal's son)

"Ammi taught me how to fly kites. Basant has always been a very big festival in Lahore and it was celebrated with much fervour by my family," he recalled.

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"My dad was away for work and Basant was approaching and I really wanted to learn how to fly a kite so Ammi and I spent the whole week before in our garden after school. She first taught me how to string and then fly the kite. Thanks, Maa!"

Ali Safina



“My mother has played a very important role in shaping my personality. She always tells me to have a kind heart towards others and take care of the people around me and my surroundings," the host shared.

"She also keeps on telling me to check what I say and how I say because the tone of one's voice can make or break things. I think these are some of the best things I’ve learnt from her. There’s absolutely no

one like her in my life. And I’m very thankful to God that he has sent her to me.”

Hira Tareen

"I remember once as a four-year-old, I was sitting in my mom's lap in the car and listening to her discuss someone’s wedding with my aunt. I don’t know what struck me, but I suddenly said to her, ‘Mom please don’t ever get me married’!” Naturally she asked me why and I replied, “Because I’ll have to move to another person’s
house’!" Hira reminisced.

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"I guess I was so attached to her that I couldn’t imagine even for a second to be separated from her and to actually have to live at another person’s place sounded like a total nightmare!"

Bilal Abbas Khan

"Memorable moment was when I performed Umrah with her."

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Junaid Khan

"My mom has never scolded me. Instead, she used to sit and explain everything with love, even all the mistakes I made! I remember, even as a kid, I used to chase after cats and get hurt or scratched by them but my mother never got mad at me and always healed my bruises with love!"

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