Actress wants to leave Pakistan

Ayesha Omar, a multifaceted personality known for her diverse career in acting, singing, hosting, and entrepreneurship, shared her journey and feelings about Pakistan in a podcast.

Despite her love for the beauty of Hunza, Ayesha expressed concerns about safety in Pakistan, citing incidents of harassment and mugging in Karachi.

While deeply attached to her homeland, she hinted at the possibility of living abroad due to safety concerns, a sentiment influenced by her brother’s settlement in Denmark and her mother contemplating a move as well.
Ayesha is critical of successive governments’ impact on the country and contemplates a future where she may be in and out of Pakistan.

Ayesha Omar wants to ride a bike, but society won’t let her. Highlighting the dire conditions of women’s safety in the country, Omar explains how she no longer feels safe in her homeland and announced the decision to leave Pakistan last week. Several men commented such incidents could never occur in Pakistan.

Speaking on a podcast with Adnan Faisal, CEO of FHM Pakistan, Omar said, “I don’t feel safe here [Pakistan]. I want to be able to walk on the road. It’s a basic human need to be able to walk outside in the open air. Isn’t it sad? I don’t want to sit in a car. I want to cycle. Why can’t I ride a bike?”