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Did Bushra Bibi participate in Halloween party?

Did Bushra Bibi participate in Halloween party?

Young actor Yawar Iqbal is drawing criticism on social media for wearing a contentious Halloween costume that was modelled after Bushra Bibi, the wife of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan.

The artist made it clear that he had imitated the former first lady of Pakistan by not even keeping the appearance ambiguous.

On Halloween, Yawar Iqbal dresses as Bushra Bibi, and netizens aren’t taking it. People are considering it unislamic and disrespecting the importance of hijab and abaya in Islamic culture.

One tweeted: “The Audacity! Due to the outrage, she just posted that how Yawar Iqbal is dressed up as Bushra Bibi. You still posted it and you thought it was something, thus you posted. Imagine the mindsets….. Ridiculous.”

The other said: “I am no fan of Bushra. But I feel very very strongly about women having the liberty to choose how they dress without being ridiculed. If you feel the same way let @nabila_salon know (and @/tayabsiddiquikhi @/yawar_iqbal on Instagram).”
This Halloween party thrown in Karachi where different celebrities get themselves styled and costumed by Nabila’s Saloon. The famous filmmaker of Pakistan named Asad Ulhaq get himself in Noori Nath character.

Did Bushra Bibi participate in Halloween party?

Similarly, Yawar Iqbal styled himself in the same get up as of Chairman PTI Imran Khan’s third wife Bushra Bibi. Iqbal used white Hijab and Abaya designed by Tayyab Sidiqque.

Also, the renowned transgender activist Dr. Mehrub Moiz Awan also participated in this Halloween Party.

Here are some images of this Halloween Party organized in Karachi which surely you would enjoy

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