The internet has been ablaze after pictures of Mohsin Abbas Haider’s bruised and battered wife, Fatema, surfaced on the internet and she accused Mohsin of subjecting her to domestic violence.
Fatema Sohail’s account of what happened has gone viral all over the social media, with support pouring in from the general public as well as the fraternity. Mahira Khan, Osman Khalid Butt, Sajal Aly, Ushna Shah, and many others have spoken up against domestic violence and directly or indirectly, expressed their disappointment in their colleague Mohsin Abbas Haider.
Witness Accounts
As the entire fraternity rallied in support for the victim of domestic abuse, it also brought to light another piece of evidence in the form of three witness testimonials that supported Fatema’s allegations.
The first of which comes from Dua Malik, who shared that she has, “seen [Mohsin] beating the shit out of his wife on the road and where not.” Dua also referred to Mohsin’s affair with Nazish Jahangir in her statement and talked about how Fatema always tried to salvage the situation and making her marriage work.
Gohar Rasheed also bore second hand witness to Mohsin’s misdeeds. He recalled that a friend of his would take Fatema to the hospital after she was beaten by Mohsin. He also said that he maintained his silence because of her wishes to try and save the marriage.
Another testimony came from budding actress, Yashma Gill, who commented on Nazish Jahangir’s character rather than Mohsin’s. She said that she had been friends with Nazish in the past and although she keeps her distance from her now, but from some of Nazish’s previous deeds, she didn’t doubt that Nazish could have a hand in ruining Fatema and Mohsin’s married life as a homewrecker.
Mohsin’s Press Conference
After all the noise on social media, Mohsin Abbas Haider finally sat down for a press conference a while ago. He begun the press conference by placing his hand on the Quran and said that his hand would be on it for as long as he was speaking and being a Syed, it would be very shameful of him to lie in such circumstances.
Mohsin explained the dynamics of his relationship with his wife by saying that the marriage was a hasty decision and that only after a few months, he and Fatema both realized that they were not mentally compatible.
He further said that Fatema had a habit of telling only one-half of the story and that he was aware of her habit and had proofs to back it up as well. He recalled that during her first pregnancy, Mohsin had received messages from Fatema’s own siblings that said the baby wasn’t Mohsin’s, thus rendering their opinion of him moot.
Mohsin that in fours years of their marriage, they had only stayed together for about a year, and that too in pockets of time, never consecutively.
He then narrated the incident from the night of 16th July, and afternoon of 17th July, where Fatima came to his house and started creating a ruckus, demanding the house be in her name. Mohsin said he left the house soon after.
Mohsin went on to recount other incidents of escalations where her family threatened him, abused him, and how this entire situation made him vary of what he now calls, “the toxic relationship.”
Allegations Denied
Mohsin denied allegations of accepting 50 lac from Fatima’s family and highlighted a lack of any proof saying so. Instead he said that he could show proofs of sending her monthly allowances, and taking care of all pregnancy bills even during their separation. He said that he never ran away from his responsibilities as the father of their child.
After giving details of his relationship with Fatema, Mohsin then shifted his attention to the charges of physical abuse. He started by saying he grew up in a female dominated family and listed off all the women in his family and how he had a good relationship with them all.
Mohsin said that the picture under question, the one with Fatema’s bruised face and hand, was from 2018 and taken after she fell off the stairs. He then invited Fatema to come to the press club or to even go to the police and submit a medical report of any recent injuries. Mohsin fleetingly mentioned that he had nail marks on his body from their recent altercation, not the other way around.
Later, Mohsin opened the floor for questions from the press. In the answer to the question where he was asked the reason behind these allegations, Mohsin stated that he had high hopes from the marriage but due to the separation, still lived a bachelor life. Their relationship had reached to the point where they were considering a divorce but after the baby, decided on a separation instead. Yet, after the situation got increasingly worse, he thought about a second marriage. Mohsin said that the entire situation stemmed from Fatema’s jealousy and her inability to let him go even then.
Mohsin said that the picture under question, the one with Fatema’s bruised face and hand, was from 2018 and taken after she fell off the stairs. He then invited Fatema to come to the press club or to even go to the police and submit a medical report of any recent injuries. Mohsin fleetingly mentioned that he had nail marks on his body from their recent altercation, not the other way around.
Conspiracy Against Mohsin
He further said that Fatima would tell tales about his life to his colleagues and ruin his chances of working with them. Mohsin then said that she was being exploited by some people and it was all a plan.
“Hum humesha aurat card he kyun kheltay hain? Har roti hui aurat sachi nahi hoti.” Mohsin went on to explain how his family had a very strong perspective of women and how they should be treated.
Mohsin explained that he was currently not on any social media platform. People are constantly trying to hack his Instagram and that his Facebook password was known to his wife.
When Nazish Jahangir’s, Mohsin’s alleged girlfriend, name came up, Mohsin said that it was a different allegation andthat Nazish was a mutual colleague. He also provided an alibi for the allegation that he had been with Nazish at the time of his child’s birth.
“Izzatain uchalnay ka riwaj khuda ki qasam main ne nahi seekha”, he said that Fatema brought their matters to the world and he would never do that. He said time and again that he was not here for her character assassination, that she was a good woman but they weren’t compatible.
“Unhon ne keechar uchala hai. Main un ke haath dhulwanay aya hoon.” said Mohsin.
When a reporter asked about his famously violent anger fits and how they affected Fatema, he simply said that he had become a lot calmer now, but there had been some verbal sparring when he caught her in her lies.
The press conference ended with the admission that there was nothing left between the two and they would be, undoubtedly, heading towards a divorce now.
Final Word
We have brought you both sides of the story. While we are in no position to pass any judgement on who is right and who is wrong, we strongly condemn vile actions like domestic violence. No amount of anger or toxicity justifies physical abuse, in any situation. We sincerely hope this situation concludes with the victim getting justice and the abuser getting due punishment.
