Actress Veena Malik was
sentenced this week to 26 years in prison by a Pakistani court
for reenacting her wedding with her husband on a morning TV show.
Her husband, Asad Khattak, as well as Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, the
owner of Geo TV, which aired the program, and Shaista Whidi, who
hosted it, all received 26 year sentences as well.
The program caused controversy when it first aired several
months ago,
leading the TV station to run apologies in Pakistani
newspapers. The court primarily objected to the use of religious
music in the mock wedding. “The malicious acts of the proclaimed
offenders ignited the sentiments of all the Muslims of the country
and hurt the feelings, which cannot be taken lightly and there is
need to strictly curb such tendency,” the court ruling said.
Malik does not currently reside in Pakistan and neither,
reportedly, do the other three people given sentences. The actress
says she will return to Pakistan next month to appeal the sentence
and that she has faith in the Pakistani court system.
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