Humaira Arshad, Ahmad Butt faceoff over fraud allegations

11-year-long love marriage between singer and actor may come to an end

LAHORE: Actor Ahmad Butt and singer Humaira Arshad’s marriage is in doldrums since the duo has been frequently accusing each other of fraud on public forums. In a recent press conference, Arshad, gave the fate of her marriage in her parents hands as she felt fed up from the menace that her marriage has turned into. 

“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 my make marriage a public affair,” said Arshad.

She added that keeping all these factors in mind, it is highly likely that the 11-year-old love marriage will come to an end.

Arshad opined that she only organised a press conference in response to her husband’s press briefing in which he accused her of heinous crimes.

“I never want to come in front of public over a minor family dispute but my husband accused me of fraud of property fraud and giving him life threats, that made me step up,” Arshad told The Express Tribune.

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

Arshad considers herself a true patriot, who has went around the world performing for live audiences to promote a soft image of Pakistan.

According to Arshad, Ahmed only worked in 22 films after their marriage out of which only Salaakhayen was a success and since than his career has gone downhill and he has been dependant on Arshad for all the expanses.

Arshad shared that she had lent Ahmad 2.1 million Rs to buy a car for her and now he is claiming that car as his own property and even accusing her of fraud.

“He is the one who had threatened to throw acid over my face and to spread rumours about my character as a woman,” said Humaira.

She even said that the allegation that she is using her US born child as an excuse to get American nationality is utterly baseless. “Yes my son was born in the US but I don’t need to adhere to cheap tactics to get any nationality. I am a reputed singer and I can do without it”.

Responding to Arshad allegations, Butt said that Arshad should go in court if she wants a divorce.

“I never tortured Humaira and our neighbours are witness to this. Humaira lodged a FIR against me that I kidnapped my own child for ransom and also involved my father in it. She is just alleging things that no father would ever do.”

Published in The Express Tribune, May 7^th, 2015.

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