Mehwish Hayat responds to haters in the most savage way

We all know Mehwish Hayat is not one to be messed with. She was recently awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz for her contribution in the film and drama industry and people were just not having it.

Hate and allegations started pouring in as soon as the list of recipients for the Civil Awards came out.

On 23rd March, Mehwish was bestowed with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz by Arif Alvi but people still didn’t stop hating on her. Some even went far enough to say that she’s ‘slept’ her way to the award, which is an utterly disgusting thing to say. Mehwish then took to instagram to express how hurt she was. She posted:

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Though I didn’t want to, I feel that I must address the nonsense that some people are spewing about my award. Debate all you like whether you think I deserve it or not – we live in a democracy and everyone is entitled to their opinions. I respect that. However, I do draw the line when my character is being questioned in the most filthy way. I never wanted to make this a gender thing but it is unfortunate that others seem to be. I’ve been called a tawaif, a slut, a whore and so many other fanciful names so often that it has stopped affecting me. However, to suggest that I slept my way to this award is an abhorrent slur on all the hard working women in our country. We may be part of an industry that is seen to be glamorous – but it doesn’t mean that we have forsaken our morals. What gives anybody the right to drag my name into the gutter with crude insinuations. You don’t know me! Thank you to all the supporters and also to all the haters, it has only made me stronger . The last couple weeks have been quite an eye-opener for me. Mehwish Hayat, Tamgha-e-imtiaz Photo by @akifilyasofficial #MehwishHayat #Tamghaeimtiaz #respect #nomoresilence 🤚

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Fellow celebrities came out to support her,

Shehzad Roy said

Even Hamid Mir came forward,

Ayesha Omar, Saba Qamar, Sadaf Kanwal, Azfar Rehman and Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy too, commented under her post.

It should also be noted that Mehwish Hayat, in every possible way, was the best candidate for the award. Why? Because in the last decade, what other actress has given us hits after hits? Be it her films or dramas, Mehwish Hayat has always delivered her utmost best and no one else was more deserving for the award. Had it been a man who was receiving the award, people would have had absolutely no problem. But just because a woman was receiving this award, she must have slept her way to it. This is the kind of toxic mentality that needs to go away if we want to progress as a nation, this is exactly why #AuratMarch was important, it’s high time people stop disregard a women’s hard work by assassinating her character like this. More power to you Mehwish, we’re sorry that you had to go through this.

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