Senior Pakistani actress Simi Raheel has expressed reservations regarding the distribution of civil presidential awards served in a ceremony held a day before: however, the star also expressed encouragement for Sarmad Khoosat, a big name in the industry, who has been deprived of the award after a sudden ‘disappearance’ of his name from the list.
In case the readers are not aware, a bunch of acclaimed Pakistani stars including Sajal Aly, Juggun Kazim, Adnan Siddiqui, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Vasay Chaudhry, and many others have been awarded the country's civil award ‘Tamgha e Imtiaz’ (award of excellence) by the government of Pakistan for their incredible contributions in the field.
However, almost a day before the event, established actor Sarmad Khoosat revealed that his name has been ‘vanished’ from the presidential awards list.
Moving on in the latest turn of events, veteran actress Simi Raheel has taken to her Instagram handle and spoken up against the award distribution.
The lady stated in her latest Instagram upload: “Countless actually deserving artists are repeatedly missed out, ignored just because awards. You are a fine, honest, credible artist dearly loved SarmadKhoosat.”
The internet users expressed mixed reactions regarding the controversial statement of Simi Raheel in the comment section.
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