Actress and model Humaira Asghar’s death in loneliness and the discovery of her body after many months has scared many people who live alone.
In a crowded city like Karachi, not in a separate house but in an apartment building, a woman stayed dead for 9 months and no one even noticed.
Humaira’s death has reminded people how important it is to stay in touch with family and neighbors. It also shows that we need to bring back the habit of checking on others.
In this city full of people, many live alone because of their jobs. They leave their hometowns and move here for work.
Many of these people work in the media or showbiz industry.
After what happened to Humaira Asghar Ali, the showbiz industry has now taken a step to start checking on each other regularly.
She said that when she contacted the police to take responsibility for Humaira’s funeral, she was told that Humaira’s brother and brother-in-law were coming to Karachi to receive the body, as the body is only handed over to close blood relatives.
Sonya said that this incident affected her deeply, and last night a group was created in the showbiz industry. All artists, makeup artists, technical staff, and especially all the girls who live away from their families for any reason have been included in this group.
She also said that senior actress Rubina Ashraf contacted her and said she is actively involved in this effort. Yasir Hussain also reached out to her. Besides that, an industry organization called ACT is also taking action on this matter.
But one organization cannot take care of the whole industry. This is the time when everyone needs to take personal responsibility. It is already our duty to care for our parents and siblings, but we also need to check on our neighbors and friends.
We should ask them if they need food, if they are hungry, if they are sick, or need to go to the hospital. If each person starts checking on just five others, then maybe such sad incidents won’t happen again.
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