Actor Saba Qamar has responded to a brewing controversy over her look in a Punjab Police uniform, after a petition was filed within the Lahore periods court docket looking for the registration of a prison case towards her.
In an Instagram story, she shared a screenshot of the information in regards to the petition alongside a letter dated September 2021, written to the deputy inspector common of Lahore operations, requesting permission to purchase and use a police uniform for a “DGPR Punjab mission aimed toward Pakistan’s picture betterment”.
Together with the letter and screenshot, the ‘Baaghi’ star described the petition as an try to achieve “publicity” utilizing her fame, asking critics to “kindly look elsewhere for publicity”. She careworn that all the things she has achieved comes from “exhausting work”, urging detractors to “focus by yourself journey [as] your time will come.”
The petition earlier than the extra periods decide pertains to a behind-the-scenes video and two images that reportedly circulated on social media through the airing of the 2023 drama ‘Serial Killer’, through which Qamar performed Superintendent of Police Sarah Sikander.
The petitioner, recognized as citizen Wasim Zawar, claimed the actor appeared in a dressing room sporting a police uniform and displaying an SP rank badge. He argued {that a} no-objection certificates from the authorities is required earlier than anybody might put on a police uniform or insignia.
He knowledgeable the court docket that an earlier utility had been submitted to the Previous Anarkali police station looking for the registration of a case, however no motion adopted. The court docket heard preliminary arguments and adjourned proceedings, directing the police to submit a report on the problem by January 14.
The plea maintains that offences had been dedicated below Part 171 of the Pakistan Penal Code, which considerations sporting the garb or carrying a token utilized by a public servant with fraudulent intent, and Part 419, coping with dishonest by personation.
Whereas the petition doesn’t problem Qamar’s use of the uniform throughout the drama itself – for which a sound NOC was obtained – it questions the alleged use of the apparel in social media content material unrelated to the present, arguing this might mislead the general public and erode belief in regulation enforcement establishments.
Authorized observers be aware that circumstances involving impersonation or the misuse of official uniforms are handled severely below Pakistani regulation, notably when broadly recognised public figures are concerned, and the court docket has sought readability on whether or not any formal permission existed for the disputed footage.
Earlier reporting on the case said that neither Qamar nor her representatives had issued an official assertion in regards to the allegations; nevertheless, the actor has now shared the 2021 request letter publicly and dismissed the petition as a publicity transfer, whereas additional authorized proceedings are anticipated after the police report is filed.
